PRB: ZAP Command Ignores Table's Delete Triggers

 Last reviewed: April 30, 1996
Article ID: Q130663
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0

SYMPTOMS

Running the ZAP command on a table does not fire (run) the table's Delete triggers.

WORKAROUND

Do not use the ZAP command on a table that has Delete Triggers unless you plan on also using the ZAP command on any related table.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Open a table that has Delete triggers.

  2. Copy the table to a backup .DBF file by using the COPY TO command.

  3. Use the ZAP command on the table. The table's Delete triggers do not fire.

Additional reference words: 3.00 VFoxWin
KBCategory: kbprg kbprb
KBSubcategory: FxprgTable

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Last reviewed: April 30, 1996
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