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From: willson@seas.gwu.edu (Stephen Willson)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: dBase IV 1.0 Assist Mode
Keywords: variable names
Message-ID: <2077@sparko.gwu.edu>
Date: 14 Aug 90 17:14:31 GMT
Organization: The George Washington University, Washington D.C.
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	In dBase IV 1.0's assist mode, when you create a calculated field, the
field name can't be a reserved word.  You end up with a bunch of errors making
no sense unless you realize that you are working with a reserved word.  My
question is:  Since assist mode is intended for users who do not have that much
dBase background, why doesn't assist mode check to see if a word is reserved.
Is it to difficult to check these field names for such a problem, or was it
just never considered?  I realize that dBase IV 1.1 is already out, so my
question might be irrelavant, but unfortunately I'm still working with version
1.0.