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Delete from many tables
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From
08/01/2006 10:10:46
Hilmar Zonneveld
Independent Consultant
Cochabamba, Bolivia
 
 
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08/01/2006 03:47:58
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Coding, syntax & commands
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 8
Database:
Visual FoxPro
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01084362
Message ID:
01084513
Views:
9
Eliminate the PACK. Just use SET DELETED ON to hide deleted records.

>hi,
>i try to make pack only at one pc, i get error message "File must be opened exclusively "
>
>SET EXCLUSIVE off
>for x=1 to 13
>  delete FROM ('month'+ltrim(str(x))+'2004') where no=1231
>  pack    &&File must be opened exclusively
>endfor
>
>
>thanks
>>>>
>>>>for x=1 to 1
>>>>  use (trim(str(x,2))+'2005')
>>>>  delete for no=1151
>>>>endfor
>>>
>>>trim() will only trim to the right, IIRC. Here you need ltrim() or alltrim(); or simply convert the number with trans(x).
>>
>>Yes, I ment to use alltrim, but I simply forgot. I also thought about the transform function, but on top of my head I was not sure if it defaulted to trim the result or not, but it sure does. So your solution is the simplest in this case.
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