I suggest you mention JPR in this message so that JPR will see it and perhaps pass your comments along :)
Pat On 10 April 2018 at 22:33, Tim Nevels via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > On Apr 10, 2018, at 12:40 PM, Randy Engle wrote: > > > I tried this from several different angles (16r6) > > Import XML Structure works like importing records. > > It doesn't "update" or "merge", just imports new structure elements > (Tables) > > > > Perhaps Laurent was confused at that moment? > > You are right Randy. I did some quick tests and IMPORT STRUCTURE command > will not update existing tables. The documentation says "If an imported > table has the same name as a local one, an error is generated and the > import operation is aborted.” and this is the case. > > So Laurent must have been confused and maybe thought, why create fields > with SQL when you could create tables and fields with the IMPORT STRUCTURE > command. You can do that, but what we want to do is update existing tables > and fields and that is currently not possible with this command. > > So we are stuck again with the inability to set the “map NULL values to > blank” field property when creating fields with SQL. > > Tim > > Tim Nevels > timnev...@mac.com <mailto:timnev...@mac.com> > Innovative Solutions > 785-749-3444 > > > ********************************************************************** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com > ********************************************************************** > -- ************************************************* CatBase - Top Dog in Data Publishing tel: +44 (0) 207 118 7889 w: http://www.catbase.com skype: pat.bensky ************************************************* ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************
