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Subject: Re: Foxpro goto command and deleted records
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On Jul 17, 2012, at 5:57 PM, Ethan Furman wrote:

> In Foxpro if you do a
>=20
> GOTO 7
>=20
> with deleted off and record 7 is deleted, the record pointer doesn't
> move (at least in version 6).
>=20
> I don't like that.
>=20
> I see four other options:
>=20
> 0) don't move the pointer (listed for completeness)
> 1) go to that record anyway
> 2) go to the next undeleted record
> 3) go to the seventh undeleted record (possibly the least practical)
> 4) raise an exception
>=20
> Any opinions?

	It's been many years since I fired up VFP, but the above doesn't =
sound correct. If you have SET DELETED OFF and the GOTO 7, the pointer =
should move to the 7th record, whether it is marked deleted or not. With =
SET DELETED ON, the pointer should not move, since 7 is not a valid =
record.


-- Ed Leafe