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COPY STRUCTURE EXTENDED
To create a database file whose contents are the field definitions of
the current database file.
Syntax
COPY TO <file>/(<expC1>) STRUCTURE EXTENDED [FIELDS <fields list>]
Arguments
<file> is the name of the structure extended database file.
Options
Fields: The <field list> is one or more fields in the current
database file whose definitions will appear in the new database file as
records in the order specified.
Usage
COPY STUCTURE EXTENDED creates a database file with four fields:
Field_name, Field_type, Field_len, and Field_dec. The structure
extended file contains the structure of the current database file with
a record for the definition of each field.
Used in application programs this permits you to create or modify the
structure of a database file programmatically. To create a new
database file from the structure extended file, use CREATE FROM. If
you only need an empty structure extended file, use CREATE.
See Also:
CREATE
CREATE FROM
TYPE()
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