DOCUMENT:Q139527 10-FEB-2000 [foxpro] TITLE :How to Create a Table that Has Many Fields of Identical Size PRODUCT :Microsoft FoxPro PROD/VER:WINDOWS:3.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbcode ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= Creating tables that contain many fields can be time consuming, especially if all the fields have the same type and size. With a few lines of code, the table can be created easily. MORE INFORMATION ================ The following program creates a table called newtable that has 200 fields, each defined as a character field of size 20: lnTblstr="(" FOR lnI=1 to 200 lnTblstr=lnTblstr+"FLD"+ALLTRIM(STR(lnI))+" C(20)," ENDFOR lnTblstr=STUFF(lnTblstr,LEN(lnTblstr),1,")") CREATE TABLE newtable FREE &lnTblstr Additional query words: VFoxWin kbhowto ====================================================================== Keywords : kbcode Technology : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300 Version : WINDOWS:3.0 ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2000.