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Article #16Re: set fields off
From: Robert W. Newman
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 1999 00:00
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 1999 00:00
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Glenn Fausel wrote: > > version 5.6 I was using a QBE with 7 files, and in the FORM_ONOPEN > section was doing this: > Select 1 > go top > copy to array array1 > Select 2 > go top > copy to array array2 > ETC.... > > there are no relations or indexes in the QBE. > > I found that only the first array was showing the correct values, the > others showing only the value of the last record. And when I would copy > back to the file form the array, except for the first file, all the > others had blank, non-editable fields. Then I added SET FIELDS OFF as > the last line of the QBE, and all of a sudden it works. Is this > something that everyone knows, or am I making a right by using two > wrongs?? > > Thanks, > > Glenn The Set Fields... that the Query Designer puts in the QBE creates a view that appears essentially as a flat file. You can really see this when you have a Set Relation... included. Double click the QBE file and Select different work areas to see how the Browse is affected; I think it will help you understand this better. I just delete the Set Fields... line the designer streams out, but Set Fields Off may be quicker. File looks messier though. -- Please edit Return Email Address before sending. Remove the word ZAP from the address.. Bob Newman
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