>Hi all
>
>I've run an SQL command. I want to add those records to a table. I use APPEND FROM. If there is a field in the SQL result that has a value bigger than the corresponding field in the table, I don't get an error message. The value of that field will be *.**.
>
>If on the other hand, I want to update existing records from the SQL result, I could do this...
>
>SELECT c_Result
>SCAN
> SCATTER NAME loScatter
> SELECT TheTable
> GATHER NAME loScatter
>ENDSCAN
>
>The bigger SQL field will generate a Numeric overflow error. Why does it not just behave like the append?
>
>The error message does not say which property or field has the problem. I believe VFP should name the first field with a problem.
>
>One other thing. SQL Server 7 allows for this...
>
>UPDATE TheTable SET ;
>Field1 = c_Result.Field1 ;
>FROM TheTable, c_Result ;
>WHERE TheTable.PK = c_Result.PK
>
>Is there a way to use VFP's UPDATE - SQL to update all TheTable records from c_Result?
>
>Thanks!

Mike,

One thing that you can do with VFP 8 is to create an object an SCATTER NAME to it. By doing this you can add _ACCESS and _ASSIGN to the properties and they will fire with both SCATTER and GATHER. In those events, you can validate the data.