hi!
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>i have a small program which works with sql-views (based on local dbf's).
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>everytime i call requery(alias) the message 'file already exists - overwrite?' appears.
>i know that this alias/file already exists - but i want to refresh it.
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>how can i suppress this message?
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>thanks for help!


Hi Robert,

The overwrite prompt (and a few other actions) are controlled with SET SAFETY, so you can set it OFF before you requery. Or make it part of your application's environment settings at startup...


- Brian