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Visual FoxPro
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Coding, syntax & commands
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01665734
Message ID:
01665807
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>>>For example, if you have a table open and enter a number in the Command Window, it goes to that record, as if you'd use the GOTO command.
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>>That feature is a legacy feature from the days of FoxBASE+ and its command window. It is supported today because of its use back then as a shorthand form, one that didn't require the GOTO command (probably back from when people were working with particular data sets, same reason SELECT a .. SELECT j still works, as the first 10 work areas, shorthand for rapid access and smaller source code files in a 64KB limited environment.
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>That's what I said. It's a legacy of people using the product interactively.

I didn't catch that's what you meant the first time. My apologies, Dr. Granor.
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