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Determine column type by index tag
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08/12/2021 15:23:44
 
 
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Visual FoxPro
Category:
Databases,Tables, Views, Indexing and SQL syntax
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01682939
Message ID:
01682943
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33
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>I can determine the name of the currently selected index tag (using tag()). And I need to determine the type of field this index tag is built on. For example,
>>>>Index tag name can be "COST_CENT" but the type of field could be a character or a numeric. Is there a way to determine?
>>>>
>>>>TIA
>>>
>>>In this case you can use Sys(14). https://www.vfphelp.com/vfp9/_5wn12psmx.htm
>>>
>>>Do you ever read Help, and the See Also part? :-)
>>
>>Thank you.
>
>You're welcome. Please note that I didn't mean to offend you, it's just that very often the See Also part in Help is really helpful. Personally, whenever I look up something in Help, I very often read the See Also topics at the same time. Frequently I find a better solution that way.

I am fine. No problem.
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