FILETYPE()
Class
Xbase Compatibility
Purpose
Function to return the filetype of the active table or the table in a specified workarea
Syntax
FILETYPE([<expN>])
See Also
COPY, CREATE, DB_FOXPLUSBUGS, DB_FOXPROKEYS, DB_SAMBA, INDEX, INDEXEXT(), READEXIT(), READINSERT(), SET CLIPPER, SET CLIPPER5, SET COMPATIBLE, SET EDITFIELD, SET FILECASE, SET FILETYPE, SET INDEXEXT, SET MEMOEXT, SET PCEDIT, SET PCEXACT, SET PCFILTER, SET PCGRAPHICS, SET PCKEYS, SET PCLOCKING, SET PCPICTURE, SET PCSAYS, SET PCUNIQUE, USE
Description
The FILETYPE() function returns the filetype of the active table. The optional <expN> can be used to specify the workarea of an open table for which the filetype is returned.
| Filetype |
|---|
| Recital |
| Clipper 87 |
| dBASE III+ |
| dBASE IV |
| FoxPlus |
| FoxPro |
| Visual FoxPro |
If there is no active table, or no open table in the workarea specified by <expN>, the FILETYPE() function returns an empty string.
Example
use demo ? filetype() Recital
Products
Recital Database Server, Recital Mirage Server, Recital Terminal Developer
