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alias Database alias structure
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Syntax
alias
Arguments
None.
Features
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| Category | special (database structure) |
| Size | N/A |
| Range | N/A |
| Parameter: value | no |
| Parameter: reference | yes |
| Parameter: const | yes |
| Return | no |
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Description
The alias datatype is a complex storage form of database structural
and runtime data.
Example
#define EXAMPLE_DATATYPE
#include example.hdr
dbfdef sTest // declare alias via the dbfdef block
char( 15 ) name
enddef
proc Test
param alias sDbf // alias passed as parameter
? areccount( sDbf )
endproc
proc Test_alias
vardef
alias sAlias // Local alias without field descriptions.
// Only useful for dynamic database access.
enddef
build "stest.dbf" from alias sTest
open sTest
Test( sTest )
erase "stest.dbf"
endproc
proc main
Test_alias()
endproc
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