Advanced_Options Data Structure

The Advanced_Options data structure is a pointer variable that defines optional formatting options when writing to the Alpha Five table.

Element

 

Description

.SizeToFit

L

Specifies if character columns are automatically sized to fit. The options are:

  • .T.

  • .F.

.ConvertTimeToDate

L

Specifies if Date/Time values should be converted to Date values. The options are:

  • .T.

  • .F.

.DefineFieldOverrides

L

Specifies if column definition overrides will be supplied. The options are:

  • .T.

  • .F.

.OverrideDefinitions

C

A CR-LF delimited list of field specifications to override the source table's field properties. E.g. Customer,C,20,0    ""

Supported By

Alpha Five Version 8 Enterprise Edition

Limitations

Desktop applications only.