On 5/18/2012 8:29 PM, Ken Dibble wrote: > >> No, the problem is that the syntax is invalid. From the VFP Help: >> SELECT [ALL][DISTINCT][TOP<exp>]<field list> ...... >> I.e., the "top 5" has to come before the field list. > > Hm.. Well you can do: > > SELECT myfield1, myfield2 DISTINCT FROM... > > without a problem. So it's something peculiar to TOP.
Yes but you really should put DISTINCT first. I don't think other RDBMSes will let you get away with that like the Fox. -- Mike Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC President, Chief Software Architect http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com http://twitter.com/mbabcock16 _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
