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Q131121: Combo Box with RowSourceType of SQL Must Result in Cursor

Article: Q131121
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 15-FEB-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0 
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SUMMARY
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If the RowSourceType property of a combo box is set to SQL-Statement, the actual
SQL statement in the RowSource property must result in a cursor, not an array.
For example, if the RowSourceType property of a combo box is SQL-Statement, and
the RowSource property contains this command:

     SELECT DISTINCT REGION FROM CUSTOMER INTO CURSOR TEMP

the unique regions from the customer table are displayed in the combo box and a
cursor named TEMP is created

If the SELECT statement creates an array instead of a cursor, the combo box
displays data from the first field of the currently selected table. If no table
is currently selected, a syntax error displays.

Additional query words: VFoxWin

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0

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