35 tables with the same structure in one

[gabydrdoom]

Hello!


I have 35 tables named id_01, id_02, ... id_35 with the same structure. How can I make a single id_total table?

 

[bborissov]

SELECT * FROM Id_01 WHERE .f. INTO CURSOR cTotal READWRITE
FOR lnFor = 1 TO 35
   INSERT INTO cTotal
   SELECT * FROM ([Id_]+PADL(lnFor,"0",2))
NEXT

SELECT cTotal
BROW NORMAL

NOT TESTED!!!

Borislav Borissov
VFP9 SP2, SQL Server

 

[gabydrdoom]

sorry I'm a beginner but at INSERT INTO cTotal give syntax error

 

[Mike Lewis]

I think Borislav missed out a semi-colon after the INSERT:

SELECT * FROM Id_01 WHERE .f. INTO CURSOR cTotal READWRITE
FOR lnFor = 1 TO 35
   INSERT INTO cTotal [highlight #FCE94F][b] ;[/b][/highlight]
   SELECT * FROM ([Id_]+PADL(lnFor,"0",2))
NEXT

SELECT cTotal
BROW NORMAL

Mike

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Mike Lewis (Edinburgh, Scotland)

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[Mike Lewis]

Also, be aware that Borislav's code will create a cursor. A cursor is a temporary table. It will contain the correct data, but it will be lost when you close it, or when you come out of VFP.

To create a permanent table, change [tt]INTO CURSOR[/tt] (in the first line) to [tt]INTO TABLE[/tt]. The table will be created in your default directory. If that's not what you want, include the full path with the table name.

Mike

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[gabydrdoom]

INSERT INTO cTotal;
SELECT * FROM ([Id]+PADL(lnFor,"0",2))

Function argument value, type or count is invalid

 

[Mike Lewis]

I think this is where that error lies:

[tt]PADL(lnFor,"0",2)[/tt]

It should be:

[tt]PADL(lnFor, 2, "0")[/tt]

Mike

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[Mike Lewis]

Gabydrdoom,

You received several replies to your question. It would be nice to know if these were helpful, and if the problem is now solved. If nothing else, this could be helpful for any other developer who has a similar problem.

Mike

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Mike Lewis (Edinburgh, Scotland)

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