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X=y display memory
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25/10/2001 14:53:05
 
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Visual FoxPro
Category:
Databases,Tables, Views, Indexing and SQL syntax
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00573318
Message ID:
00573328
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>I came across a phenomena I'm not sure I was aware of. I had to track it down like a detective to find the source of the problem.
>
>2 variables with set exact =OFF
>x="E-01268001"
>y=""
>and I type "?x=y" and it returns .T. !!!
>is this normal behavior?

In addition to what others have said, if you need an exact comparison (regardless of the setting of SET EXACT) you can use the == operator:
?x == y   && returns .F.
Regards. Al

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