Article ID: 108164
Article Last Modified on 12/3/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft FoxPro 2.5b
- Microsoft FoxPro 2.5a
- Microsoft FoxPro 2.5b
- Microsoft FoxPro 2.5b for MS-DOS
- Microsoft FoxPro 2.5a
- Microsoft FoxPro 2.5b for MS-DOS
This article was previously published under Q108164
SYMPTOMS
When a table in a query (.QPR) file cannot be found, the Relational Query By Example (RQBE) tool loads the remaining (found) tables in the query, but doesn't generate the FROM clause unless the table set is modified (using ADD or CLEAR).
STATUS
This behavior is by design.
MORE INFORMATION
The following code demonstrates this behavior. It creates two tables (databases) and creates a query based on them. It then deletes one of the tables and reopens the query. This second time, the FROM list will have been removed from the SQL statement.
ERASE TBLTEST.QPR
CLOSE ALL
SET SAFETY OFF
CREATE TABLE tbl1 (keyfield c(3))
INSERT INTO tbl1 (keyfield) VALUES ("AAA")
INSERT INTO tbl1 (keyfield) VALUES ("BBB")
INSERT INTO tbl1 (keyfield) VALUES ("CCC")
SELECT 0
CREATE TABLE tbl2 (keyfield c(3))
INSERT INTO tbl2 (keyfield) VALUES ("BBB")
INSERT INTO tbl2 (keyfield) VALUES ("BBB")
INSERT INTO tbl2 (keyfield) VALUES ("BBB")
INSERT INTO tbl2 (keyfield) VALUES ("CCC")
INSERT INTO tbl2 (keyfield) VALUES ("CCC")
INSERT INTO tbl2 (keyfield) VALUES ("AAA")
SELECT tbl1
WAIT WINDOW "This will now create the query. Please add TBL2 to the"
WAIT WINDOW "query as well as the field TBL2.KEYFIELD. View the SQL"
WAIT WINDOW "(noticing the FROM line), RUN it and then save"
WAIT WINDOW "and close it."
CREATE QUERY tbltest
SELECT tbl2
USE
DELETE FILE tbl2.dbf
SELECT tbl1
WAIT WINDOW "I've now deleted the table. When the RQBE Window "
WAIT WINDOW "attempts to open again, press Cancel when prompted to"
WAIT WINDOW "find the TBL2 file. Add TBL1.KEYFIELD back to the"
WAIT WINDOW "fields list, and look under View SQL. Notice that the"
WAIT WINDOW "list of tables and fields is no longer in the SELECT"
WAIT WINDOW "Statement."
MODIFY QUERY tbltest
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