PRB: APPEND FROM to Logical Field Loads Literal t or y Values

   APPEND FROM <textfile> TYPE DELIMITED
				

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Steps to Reproduce & Resolve Behavior

The following program converts all the logical fields in a table to character fields. Records are appended to the table from a text file. All of the records in character field are converted to uppercase and switched back to logical field type.

1. Create a new text file called Mytext.txt. There should be no spaces, tabs, or periods on each line. Type the following exactly as shown:

   T
   F
   t
   f
   Y
   y
   N
   n

2. Open a program file and type the following lines of code into it:

      CREATE TABLE TABLE1 (FIELD1 L)
      DIMENSION laMyarray(fcount())
      laMyarray=.F.
      FOR lnI = 1 TO FCOUNT()
         IF TYPE(FIELD(lnI)) = "L"
            laMyarray(lnI)=.T.
            lcFld=FIELD(lnI)
            ALTER TABLE TABLE1 ALTER COLUMN &lcFld c(1)
         ENDIF
      ENDFOR
      APPEND FROM mytext.txt TYPE DELIMITED
      FOR lnI=1 to FCOUNT()
         IF laMyarray(lnI)
            lcFld=FIELD(lnI)
            REPLACE ALL &lcFld WITH UPPER(&lcFld)
            ALTER TABLE TABLE1 ALTER COLUMN &lcFld L
         ENDIF
      ENDFOR

3. Save and close the program.
4. In the Command window, type:

      DO <Myprogram>
      BROWSE

   Notice that the logical fields now correctly display T or F.