FIX: Error When Changing Data Type in Remote View

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0

SYMPTOMS

When you use DBSETPROP() to change the data type of a field in a remote view, you receive the following error after issuing the REQUERY() command:

   Error: View definition has been changed.

CAUSE

Visual FoxPro 3.0 tests the local data dictionary of the old view and the requeried view and finds a change in the data contained in the column.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Visual FoxPro 3.0b for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. Create and save a remote view of a table that contains a datetime field.

2. In the Command window, type the following line of code, substituting the appropriate names where indicated by the brackets (<>):

   ? DBSETPROP( <'RemoteViewName.FieldName'>, 'Field', 'DataType', 'D' )

3. Close the remote view and re-open it. Then run the view again and confirm that it works as expected.

4. In the Command window, type this code:

   =REQUERY()

   The following error appears:

   Error: View definition has been changed.