SDT is the better way to go, but you could just loop through ADatabases(), ADBObjects() or AFiles() for free tables and then use AFIELD(). Or DISPLAY STRUCTURE and parse the result, but that would be wrong.
https://hackfox.github.io/section4/s4g666.html https://hackfox.github.io/section4/s4g284.html https://hackfox.github.io/section4/s4g292.html On Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 11:38 AM Vince Teachout <vi...@caracal.net> wrote: > My brain doesn't want to work, and I don't want to end up re-inventing > the wheel. > > I need to generate a basic data dictionary for a database -tables, > fieldnames, data type and length. > > I seem to recall that there was some built in way (or sample tool) that > came with VFP that did this, but am blanking out. Anybody recall this? > > Thank you! > > > > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: https://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: https://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: https://leafe.com/archives This message: https://leafe.com/archives/byMID/cacw6n4snx9irfsd_epb2qy_be3ddu0c4fbvod5gekfqlwfe...@mail.gmail.com ** 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.
