INDBC( ) Function
Returns true (.T.) if the specified database object is in the current database; otherwise returns false (.F.).
INDBC(cDatabaseObjectName, cType)
Return Value
Logical
Parameters
cDatabaseObjectName
Specifies the name of a named connection, field, index, table, or SQL view for which INDBC( ) returns a logical value indicating whether or not the object is in the current database.cType
Specifies the database object type of cDatabaseObjectName. The following table lists the values for cType and the corresponding database object type.cType
Database object type
CONNECTION
Named connection
FIELD
Field
INDEX
Index
TABLE
Table
VIEW
SQL View
The CONNECTION, FIELD, INDEX, TABLE, and VIEW settings cannot be abbreviated.
Remarks
A database must be open and current when INDBC( ) is issued; otherwise Visual FoxPro generates an error message.
Example
In the following example, a temporary database named mydbc is created, and a temporary table named mytable is added to the database. INDBC( ) is used to determine if the new table is in the database. The database and table are closed and erased.
CLOSE DATABASES
CREATE DATABASE mydbc && Creates a new database
CREATE TABLE mytable (field1 C(10)) && Automatically added to database
? 'MyTable in the database? '
?? INDBC('mytable', 'TABLE') && Returns .T.
CLOSE DATABASES
DELETE DATABASE mydbc DELETETABLES