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Q138851: PRB: SQL-SELECT INTO TABLE Creates Free Table Not DB Table

Article: Q138851
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 10-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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SYMPTOMS
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When using the SQL-SELECT statement with the INTO TABLE <table_name>
clause to query and place data into a new table, Visual FoxPro will create a
new, free table even if a database is currently open.

RESOLUTION
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You can keep the table as a free table, or you can append the records from the
SQL-SELECT result free table into a database-contained table of the same
structure.

STATUS
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This behavior is by design. There is no automatic way for the SQL-SELECT
statement's INTO clause to create a table that is automatically added to a
database.


Additional query words: VFoxWin recreate backlink

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

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