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Can you explain this replace problem
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02/08/1999 13:40:37
 
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Visual FoxPro
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Miscellaneous
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00248898
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00248915
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>>>* This does not work, no error gets shown, but the replace command
>>>* does not put anything in the field
>>>REPLACE prceng.prcpqtyby2t WITH THIS.LIST(THIS.LISTINDEX,1)
>>>
>>>* This works
>>>SELECT prceng
>>>REPLACE prcpqtyby2t WITH THIS.LIST(THIS.LISTINDEX,1)
>>>
>>>Is this a bug, feature, or my misusing a replace on a table that is not selected?
>>
>>Add the IN prceng to the end. VFP has a peculiar behavior that if you are sitting at the end of the file in your current area and you attempt to replace in another work area, the replace will fail.
>>
>>HTH
>
>Is this a feature of a bug that has not been caught yet?

In the hacker's guide, there was an explanation that I don't recall. I believe its a feature. :)
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