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Q131215: FIX: COPY STRUCTURE EXTENDED Ignores Long Field Names

Article: Q131215
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbvfp kbvfp300bBUG kbvfp500fixkbbuglist kbfixlist
Last Modified: 24-MAR-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b 
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SYMPTOMS
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Visual FoxPro's COPY STRUCTURE EXTENDED command was enhanced to provide for many
of the new properties that a table may have, but it still only observes
standard-length (10 character) field names. It ignores long field names.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article. This problem has been fixed in Visual FoxPro 5.0
for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Problem
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Issue the following commands in the Command window:

     CREATE DATABASE mydbc
     CREATE TABLE mytbl (a2345678901234 c(3))
     COPY STRUCTURE EXTENDED TO backup
     USE backup
     CREATE mytbl2 FROM backup

Note the field name in mytbl2 is only 10 characters (a123456789).

NOTE: Though the COPY STRUCTURE EXTENDED command has been corrected, in order to
create a table that uses the same long field names, you must specify the
database name and long table name for the new table. For the example above,
change the last CREATE command as follows:

     CREATE mytbl2 DATABASE mydbc NAME mytbl2 FROM backup

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbvfp kbvfp300bBUG kbvfp500fix kbbuglist kbfixlist
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300 kbVFP300b
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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