>>There are few things in the programmers world that are more infuriating than a good idea badly implemented.
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>>This one really makes my blood boil, but I will bite my tongue (once again) and hope that some day these features will be rectified.
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>>Can you confirm that when I open a view or issue a SQL statement, that all the concerned tables as opened as well and that when I close the resulting cursor that these concerned tables remain opened unless I specifically close them myself?
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>>Why? whywhywhywhywhywhy?
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>Hi Pablo,
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>The good programming practice is to open and close all required tables explicitly or thru DE. You wouldn't have this problem if you follow it.


Sergey,

As I understand the complaint, he would like for VFP's SQL - Select to adopt "good programming parctice" too! Since IT opens the tables, IT should close them.
I can't blame someone for not knowing that the tables are opened again by SQL Select. And I certainly can't blame them for expecting them to be closed by whatever opens them.

This is one of the many things that make true 'expertise' in VFP more difficult than it has to be.