TABLE.GET_MEMO_EXTENSION Function

Syntax

Extension as C = Get_Memo_Extension(C Table_Extension)

Arguments

Extension: The filename extension that would be used for the table's memo file.
Table_Extension: The three character file type extension associated with any Alpha Anywhere table.

Description

Returns the Memo file extension that would be associated with the passed in Table extension.

Discussion

The TABLE.GET_MEMO_EXTENSION() method returns the extension of the associated memo file for a particular Alpha Anywhere object type.

Examples

? table.get_memo_extension(".dbf") -> ".fpt"
? table.get_memo_extension(".ddd") -> ".ddm"
? table.get_memo_extension(".alb") -> ".alm"
? table.get_memo_extension(".set") -> ".sem"

? ptr.get_memo_extension(".ddd")
= ".DDM"
? ptr.get_memo_extension("set")
= "SEM"
? ptr.get_memo_extension(".dbf")
= ".FPT"