INDBC( ) Function

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Returns true (.T.) if the specified database object is in the current database; otherwise returns false (.F.).

Syntax

INDBC(cDatabaseObjectName, cType)

Returns

Logical

Arguments

cDatabaseObjectName

Specifies the name of a named connection, field, index, table, or SQL view for which INDBC( ) returns a logical value indicating whether or not the object is in the current database.

cType

Specifies the database object type of cDatabaseObjectName. The following table lists the values for cType and the corresponding database object type.

cType Database object type
CONNECTION Named connection
FIELD Field
INDEX Index
TABLE Table
VIEW SQL View

The CONNECTION, FIELD, INDEX, TABLE, and VIEW settings cannot be abbreviated.

Remarks

A database must be open and current when INDBC( ) is issued; otherwise Visual FoxPro generates an error message.