Bill Anderson <> wrote:
> Ted Roche wrote:
>> On 6/20/07, Tristan Leask <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>> SELECT f1, f2, max(f5,f6) as test FROM t1......
>>>
>>> This looks ok to me, however when I try to run it, foxpro doesn't
>>> like the fact that I am using the MAX() function.
>>>
>>
>> MAX() is one of the few times there's a name collision between a
>> native VFP command and the SQL language. Ed's suggestiion of a UDF
>> will work. You could also include an inline IIF(f5>f6, f5, f6) to get
>> a similar effect.
>>
>> You're not the first to find this. I suspect it might be in the
>> Hacker's Guide.
> I'm pretty sure I posted a workaround for this on ProFox that ended
> up as a tip in FPA...
>
> Search my name and MAX in the archives and see what comes up...
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