>Here's the scenario: You have an application that will be distributed. It has a database with tables used by the screens and reports (of course). After distribution, you decide to add fields to a table. What is the best approach to doing this effectively?
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>One way: MODIFY mydbc
> REMOVE TABLe one2change
> USE one2change
>?? how do you add a field without the database designer
> other code
> ADD TABLE one2change
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>Or do you have to send a blank file and append the data to it, remove old table from dbc, replace with new???
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>How do the pros do it??

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