Microsoft KB Archive/88134

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ID: Q88134

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.0, 2.5, and 2.5a
 * Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5 and 2.5a

SYMPTOMS
If the database specified to contain the results of a TOTAL command exists, the database will be overwritten.

CAUSE
SAFETY is SET OFF.

RESOLUTION
The TOTAL command computes numeric field totals for records in a database. The results are placed in corresponding records in a second database. If the second database does not exist, FoxPro creates the database and assigns it the default .DBF extension. If the second database does exist, it is overwritten if SAFETY is SET OFF.

If SAFETY is SET ON, a warning message will appear, asking to overwrite the file. The following commands issued from the Command window illustrate this:

CLOSE DATABASES SET SAFETY OFF USE customer ORDER cno TOTAL ON cno TO custotal TOTAL ON cno TO custotal SET SAFETY ON  TOTAL ON cno TO custotal Additional reference words: FoxDos FoxWin 2.00 2.50 2.50a 2.x KBCategory: kbprg KBSubcategory: FxprgGeneral
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