DOCERR: TABLEUPDATE() Improperly Documented in VFP 5.0 Help

 Last reviewed: January 10, 1997
Article ID: Q156087
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 5.0

SUMMARY

According to the syntax of the TABLEUPDATE() function in Visual FoxPro Help, in order to use the cTableAlias argument, you can supply either the nRows argument or the lForce argument.

This is incorrect; in order to use the cTableAlias argument, both the nRows argument and the lForce argument are required. If they are not supplied, an error appears.

MORE INFORMATION

The following syntax, as documented in the Help documentation, incorrectly indicates that either the nRows argument or the lForce argument is optional in order to use the cTableAlias argument: 

   TABLEUPDATE([nRows [, lForce]] [, cTableAlias | nWorkArea]
   [, cErrorArray])

   - nRows: Specifies which changes made to the table or cursor are
     committed. If nRows is 0 and row or table buffering is enabled,
     changes made only to the current record in the table or cursor are
     committed.

   - LForce: Determines whether changes made to the table or cursor by
     another user on a network are overwritten. If lForce is true (.T.),
     any changes made to the table or cursor by another user on a network
     are overwritten.

   - cTableAlias: Specifies the alias of the table or cursor in which the
     changes are committed.
Here are two examples that use the nRows = 1, lForce = .T., and cTableAlias = 'Customer' arguments: 

   =TABLEUPDATE(.T.,'Customer')     && This generates an error

   =TABLEUPDATE(1, .T., 'Customer') && This works without an error

KBCategory: kbprg kbdocerr
KBSubcategory: FxprgMultiuser
Additional reference words: 5.00 kbdse VFoxWin



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Last reviewed: January 10, 1997
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