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How to emulate variant field?
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22/03/2006 08:17:51
 
 
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22/03/2006 08:11:21
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Databases,Tables, Views, Indexing and SQL syntax
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9 SP1
OS:
Windows XP SP2
Network:
Windows 2003 Server
Database:
Visual FoxPro
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01106541
Message ID:
01106572
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>Add a third field for data type, and store all data as text. I have used that solution for many years.

I do so. But, once again, double or datetime to string conversion and vice versa are very slow. I want to save/restore data without any conversion if possible.
/A new technology turns into completely outdated stuff before you have a time to read "Getting Started..." section.
/If there are some "system programmers" then others are unsystematic.
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