DBF( )

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Returns the name of a table open in the current or a specified work area.

Syntax

DBF([<alias>])

<alias>

The work area to check.

Description

DBF( ) returns the name of the table open in a specified work area. If the table is a file on disk, as it is with DBF and DB tables, the filename includes the extension and the drive letter. If SET FULLPATH is ON, the DBF( ) function also returns the directory location of the table in addition to the table name.

If no table is in use in the current or specified work area, DBF( ) returns an empty string ("").

OODML

Check the Rowset object’s tableName property.