TOTAL TO <File> Overwrites Database File in FoxPro

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

Last Reviewed: June 27, 1995