I'm perplexed. I'm unable to perform an Update Column on a *.tab file with
data from another (properly joined) *.tab file. When I try to update the
desired column I receive an "unable to update table" error message, when I
try to update a temporary column it is filled with 0's. The target table
Okay, I give up. The table for which I would like to update a column has
these attributes:
-It's an MI table
-not read-only
-fields of identical structure to source (is that even necessary? don't
think so)
-viewable and editable (as above?)
What else am I missing? Many thanks,
Drew
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2000 2:13 PM
Subject: MI cannot update column
> I'm perplexed. I'm unable to perform an Update Column on a *.tab file
with
> data from another (properly joined) *.tab file. When I try to update the
> desired column I receive an "unable to update table" error message, whe
as George; sorry for the duplication]
-Original Message-
From: George M. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 1:36 PM
To: Phillips, Andrew
Subject: Re: MI cannot Update Column
perhaps you could elaborate?
At 12:39 PM 10/13/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Okay, I
inal Message-
> From: George M. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 1:36 PM
> To: Phillips, Andrew
> Subject: Re: MI cannot Update Column
>
> perhaps you could elaborate?
>
> At 12:39 PM 10/13/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >Okay, I give
Thanks to the many people who pointed out that the table must be packed to
perform an Update Column. Exactly my problem. Other solutions were also
suggested, however, and may be valuable to others:
--J. Chioles recalled if the first column of a table to dump into from
another is integer (though
