| Author | Topic: Long fieldname support | |
|---|---|---|
 | Peter Alderliesten | Long fieldname support on Fri, 10 Oct 2014 15:04:33 +0200 |
| Andreas Herdt | Re: Long fieldname support on Mon, 13 Oct 2014 13:11:41 +0200 Hi Peter, > The FOXDBE now supports long field names when a .dbc file is present, but > apart from opening a tabel with long field names, what exactly is > supported? > Both dbstruct() and fieldname() currently return the (standard) short > version of the field name (I tested the Northwind dbf customer table). The DBC support is a compatibility feature to enable Xbase++ using tables that have been created with Visual FoxPro. The FoxDbe is aware of the DBC if one exists and then is able to use it. I think this answers your answers your questions: > Can I (re)create indexes using long field names? You can not create them. Reindexing the index should be possible. Give it a try. > Can I (re)create tables using long field names? For tables there is no recreation Andreas Herdt Alaska Software -------------------------------------------------------------------- Technical Support: support@alaska-software.com News Server: news.alaska-software.com Homepage: http://www.alaska-software.com WebKnowledgeBase: http://www.alaska-software.com/kbase.shtm Fax European Office: +49 (0) 61 96 - 77 99 99 23 Fax US Office: +1 (646) 218 1281 -------------------------------------------------------------------- "Peter Alderliesten" wrote in message news:5ekhbedb2cvt.1ghqrzdvs9tk5$.dlg@40tude.net... > > The FOXDBE now supports long field names when a .dbc file is present, but > apart from opening a tabel with long field names, what exactly is > supported? > Both dbstruct() and fieldname() currently return the (standard) short > version of the field name (I tested the Northwind dbf customer table). > > Can I (re)create indexes using long field names? > Can I (re)create tables using long field names? > > Peter |
Currently Xbase++ does not maintain
the
DBC.
Bottom line: Using long filenames if the DBC is available -> YES
Creating and maintaining the DBC from Xbase++ -> Not with the current
version.
Hope this answers your question. See you in Phoenix this week