ALIAS( ) Function
Returns the table alias of the current or specified work area.
ALIAS([nWorkArea | cTableAlias])
Parameters
nWorkArea
Specifies the work area number for which ALIAS( ) returns the table alias.cTableAlias
Specifies the table alias for which ALIAS( ) returns the table alias.If you omit nWorkArea or cTableAlias, ALIAS( ) returns the alias of the table open in the current work area. An empty string is returned if a table isn't open in the current or specified work area.
Return Value
Character
Example
The following example opens the customer table and displays its alias. The customer table is opened again in another work area, is assigned an alias of MyCustomer, and the alias is displayed.
CLOSE DATABASES
OPEN DATABASE (HOME(2) + 'Data\testdata')
USE customer && Open customer table
CLEAR
? ALIAS( ) && Display the alias
SELECT 0
USE customer AGAIN ALIAS MyCustomer && Different alias
? ALIAS( ) && Display the alias
See Also
Tasks
How to: Create and Use Table Aliases