DOCUMENT:Q121439  09-NOV-1994  [FOXPRO]
TITLE   :INF: DISPLAY Doesn't Support FIELDS LIKE or FIELDS EXCEPT
PRODUCT :Microsoft FoxPro
PROD/VER:2.60    | 2.60
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS | MS-DOS
KEYWORDS:kbprg kbdocerr kberrmsg

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, version 2.6
 - Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, version 2.6
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SUMMARY
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The FoxPro version 2.6 online Help file states incorrectly that the DISPLAY
command supports the FIELDS LIKE <skel> and FIELDS EXCEPT <skel> clauses.
In fact, the DISPLAY command does not support these clauses.

MORE INFORMATION
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<Skel> (skeleton) indicates that the command supports wildcard characters.

Issuing either of the following two example commands

   DISPLAY FIELDS LIKE A*

   -or-

   DISPLAY FIELDS EXCEPT A*

causes the following error message:

   Unrecognized phrase/keyword in command.

Please note that this documentation error was corrected in the online Help
files for FoxPro version 2.6a for Windows and FoxPro version 2.6a for
MS-DOS.

Additional reference words: FoxDos FoxWin 2.60 2.60a wild cards docerr
ermsg err msg on-line foxhelp.dbf foxhelp.hlp
KBCategory: kbprg kbdocerr kberrmsg
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