PRB: Same Field Can Be Repeated in SET FIELDS List

ID: Q120764

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.6, 2.6a
• Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.6, 2.6a
• Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, version 2.6a

SYMPTOMS

A field list can contain the same field more than once.

CAUSE

The SET FIELDS command is GLOBAL.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

The SET FIELDS GLOBAL command was added for dBASE compatibility. In dBASE, a field list can contain the same field more than once.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Run the following code in a program or the Command window:

   USE SYS(2004) + "\tutorial\customer.dbf"
   SET FIELDS GLOBAL
   SET FIELDS TO
   SET FIELDS TO cno
   SET FIELDS TO cno
   BROWSE