Q140693: FIX: Error When Changing Data Type in Remote View

Article: Q140693
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbbuglist kbfixlist
Last Modified: 24-MAR-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 you use DBSETPROP() to change the data type of a field in a remote view,
you receive the following error after issuing the REQUERY() command:

  Error: View definition has been changed.

CAUSE
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Visual FoxPro 3.0 tests the local data dictionary of the old view and the
requeried view and finds a change in the data contained in the column.

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 was corrected in Visual FoxPro 3.0b
for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Problem
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1. Create and save a remote view of a table that contains a datetime field.

2. In the Command window, type the following line of code, substituting the
  appropriate names where indicated by the brackets (<>):

     ? DBSETPROP( <'RemoteViewName.FieldName'>, 'Field', 'DataType', 'D' )

3. Close the remote view and re-open it. Then run the view again and confirm
  that it works as expected.

4. In the Command window, type this code:

     =REQUERY()

  The following error appears:

  Error: View definition has been changed.

Additional query words: VFoxWin field type

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Keywords          :  kbbuglist kbfixlist
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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