Article: Q107665
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): MACINTOSH:2.5x,2.6x; MS-DOS:2.0,2.5,2.5a,2.5b; WINDOWS:2.5,2.5a,2.5b,3.0
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Last Modified: 05-FEB-2000
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0
- Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b
- Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.0, 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b
- Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, versions 2.5x, 2.6x
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SUMMARY
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You can create a table/.DBF structure from an ASCII text file that contains
information about the structure.
For example, assume you have the following ASCII text file, TEST.TXT:
"Name","C",15
"Age" ,"N",2
To create a table/.DBF structure using TEST.TXT, do the following:
1. Open a database table.
2. In the Command window, type the following commands:
" COPY STRUCTURE EXTENDED TO dbtemp.dbf
USE dbtemp.dbf
ZAP
APPEND FROM test.txt DELIMITED
CREATE dbfinal.dbf FROM dbtemp.dbf
BROWSE" (without the quotation marks)
Additional query words: VFoxWin FoxDos FoxWin 2.50X 2.60X
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Keywords :
Technology : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbFoxproSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbFoxPro200DOS kbFoxPro250DOS kbFoxPro250aDOS kbFoxPro250bDOS kbFoxPro250 kbFoxPro250a kbFoxPro250b kbVFP300
Version : MACINTOSH:2.5x,2.6x; MS-DOS:2.0,2.5,2.5a,2.5b; WINDOWS:2.5,2.5a,2.5b,3.0
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