AFIELDS() Has Been Enhanced in Visual FoxPro

 Last reviewed: August 31, 1995
Article ID: Q136016
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0

SUMMARY

The AFIELDS() function has been enhanced in Visual FoxPro to allow the work area or alias to be specified.

MORE INFORMATION

To place the structure of a table that is not in the currently selected work area into an array, include the work area number or the alias name. If the work area number or alias name is not included, the currently selected table is used, which is the only behavior allowed in FoxPro version 2.X.

To test the difference in behavior run the following code in Visual FoxPro: 

   CLOSE ALL
   USE C:\VFP\SAMPLES\MAINSAMP\DATA\Customer.dbf IN 1 EXCLUSIVE
   USE C:\VFP\SAMPLES\MAINSAMP\DATA\Employee.dbf IN 2 EXCLUSIVE
   SELECT CUSTOMER
   =AFIELDS(aMyarray,2)
   DISPLAY MEMORY LIKE aMyarray
Then run the following code in FoxPro version 2.X: 

   CLOSE ALL
   USE C:\FPW\TUTORIAL\Customer.dbf IN 1 EXCLUSIVE
   USE C:\FPW\TUTORIAL\Salesman.dbf IN 2 EXCLUSIVE
   SELECT CUSTOMER
   =AFIELDS(aMyarray,2)
   DISPLAY MEMORY LIKE aMyarray
This code generates the error message "Too many arguments" in FoxPro version 2.x.

Additional reference words: 3.00 VFoxWin
KBCategory: kbprg kbcode
KBSubcategory: FxprgGeneral

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Last reviewed: August 31, 1995
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