DOCUMENT:Q88988  23-OCT-1999  [foxmisc]
TITLE   :SET SAFETY OFF Command Suppresses Messages
PRODUCT :Microsoft Fox Miscellaneous Products
PROD/VER:MS-DOS:1.21,2.1
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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft FoxBASE+ for MS-DOS, versions 1.21, 2.1 
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SUMMARY
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In FoxBASE+, the SET SAFETY OFF command suppresses system messages that confirm
potentially destructive file operations. For example, when SET SAFETY ON is in
effect, the INDEX and ZAP commands may generate a "File already exists,
overwrite? (Y/N)" message. This message does not appear when SET SAFETY OFF is
in effect. Users will not be warned when files may be overwritten or destroyed.

If the REINDEX command is used, the SAFETY setting is ignored.

Example
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   SET SAFETY ON
   USE demo
   INDEX ON lname TO demo
      5 records indexed
   INDEX ON fname TO demo
      D:\FOXBASE\FOXVDEMO\DEMO.IDX already exists, overwrite it? (Y/N)
      5 records indexed
   SET SAFETY OFF
   INDEX ON lname TO demo  && Does not warn user
      5 records indexed

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Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbFoxproSearch kbFoxBASE210DOS kbFoxBASE121DOS kbFoxBASESearch
Version           : MS-DOS:1.21,2.1

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