Summary
A Visual FoxPro program can create a database by using the CREATE DATABASE command, but the CREATE DATABASE command does not offer a way to create stored procedures. This article describes how a Visual FoxPro program can add stored procedures to a new or existing database.
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To add a stored procedure to an existing table, use the APPEND PROCEDURE command to take a procedure from an existing text file and add it to a database's stored procedure.
Step-by-Step Example
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Create a new database, or open an existing one. For example, use the following command to create a database:
CREATE DATABASE mydata
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Create a text file that will contain the desired procedure(s) or open an existing procedure file. The text file should contain procedure code. Here is an example:
PROCEDURE check_stuff
IF state <> "WA" or state <>"NC"
WAIT WINDOW 'Invalid State'
ENDIF
ENDPROCThe procedure file may contain as many procedures as you want to appear in the database's Stored Procedures.
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To append the procedure(s) to an existing database's Stored Procedures be sure the database is open, and issue the APPEND PROCEDURES command, as in this example:
OPEN DATABASE mydata EXCLUSIVE
APPEND PROCEDURE FROM textfile.txt && Replace textfile.txt with the
&& actual name of your text file.
NOTE: APPEND PROCEDURES requires that the database be opened exclusively. Also, APPEND PROCEDURES may be used to overwrite the existing stored procedures by using the optional OVERWRITE clause, for example:
APPEND PROCEDURE FROM textfile.txt OVERWRITE
