ALIAS()

Class

Table Basics

Purpose

Function to return an alias name

Syntax

ALIAS([<expN>])

See Also

DBF(), READVAR(), SELECT, SELECT(), USE, WORKAREA()

Description

The ALIAS() function returns, as a character string in upper case, the alias name of the table in the currently selected workarea, or a null string if no table is active. The optional parameter <expN> can be used to specify the workarea number in which the ALIAS() function should operate.

Example

use demo
? alias()
CUSTOMER
? alias(2)
ACCOUNTS
? dbf()
customer.rdb

Products

Recital Database Server, Recital Mirage Server, Recital Terminal Developer