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Q134978: How to Extract the Full Path of a Table in Database Container

Article: Q134978
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0
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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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The DBF() function returns the full path of a table that is currently open.
Using the FULLPATH() and DBGETPROP() functions, the full path to a table in a
database can be determined without opening the table because the relative path
of the table to the location of the database is stored in the database.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following commands display the full path of the Customer table in the
Testdata database. In this example, the table is in the same directory as the
database:

     OPEN DATABASE SYS(2004)+'SAMPLES\DATA\TESTDATA'
     ? FULLPATH( DBGETPROP( 'CUSTOMER' , 'TABLE' , 'PATH' ) , DBC() )

Use the following commands to create a table in a different directory from the
database, and then obtain the path of the table using the functions described.

     SET DEFAULT TO SYS(2004)+'SAMPLES\MAINSAMP'
     CREATE DATABASE test
     CREATE TABLE data\testtbl (field1 C (50))
     CLOSE ALL
     OPEN DATABASE test
     ? FULLPATH( DBGETPROP( 'TESTTBL' , 'TABLE' , 'PATH' ) , DBC() )

Additional query words: 3.00 VFoxWin

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Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0

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