At 11:01 2019-05-15, Koen Piller koen.piller@gmail.com wrote:
Gene I would like to see an actual situation where set filter is preferable over select() according to you.
I put such a case in the message of mine that you replied to!
Regards Koen
Op wo 15 mei 2019 om 19:49 schreef Gene Wirchenko gene@shaw.ca
At 02:00 2019-05-15, Koen Piller koen.piller@gmail.com wrote:
Hi, The use of 'Set Filter' in VFP is outdated. Nowadays we use Select....from...Where...into
Who is "we"?
Here is the case you are asking for:
Your select statement does not do the same thing. I use setfilter to check for data having certain properties especially when I am likely to change said data. It is excellent for when I wish to diddle some data to force an error condition during program testing.
From there, I can browse the data and change it as needed. Or I could use replace. These commands and others were what I was referring to in this paragraph:
Many xBASE commands are very good for use in exploration,debugging, testing, and the like.
Sincerely,
Gene Wirchenko
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Gene Wirchenko