DISPLAY Doesn't Support FIELDS LIKE or FIELDS EXCEPT

ID: Q121439

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, version 2.6
Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, version 2.6

SUMMARY

The FoxPro version 2.6 online Help file states incorrectly that the DISPLAY command supports the FIELDS LIKE <skel> and FIELDS EXCEPT <skel> clauses. In fact, the DISPLAY command does not support these clauses.

MORE INFORMATION

<Skel> (skeleton) indicates that the command supports wildcard characters.

Issuing either of the following two example commands

   DISPLAY FIELDS LIKE A*

   -or-

   DISPLAY FIELDS EXCEPT A*

causes the following error message:

   Unrecognized phrase/keyword in command.

Please note that this documentation error was corrected in the online Help files for FoxPro version 2.6a for Windows and FoxPro version 2.6a for MS-DOS.

Additional reference words: FoxDos FoxWin 2.60 2.60a wild cards docerr ermsg err msg on-line foxhelp.dbf foxhelp.hlp KBCategory: kbprg kbdocerr kberrmsg KBSubcategory: FxprgGeneral