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DbFileSpec.CopyTo Method (Typed)

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Copies the DBFileSpec object's DBF file to another data format. This can be used for copying out to another RDD, to a delimited file, or to an SDF file.

Namespace:  XSharp.VO.SDK
Assembly:  XSharp.VORDDClasses (in XSharp.VORDDClasses.dll) Version: 2.21
Syntax
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 VIRTUAL METHOD CopyTo(
	oFS,
	cDriver,
	lWantAnsi
) AS USUAL CLIPPER
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Parameters

oFS (Optional)
Type: Usual
The drive and directory into which to copy SELF's files. Can also be an existing DBFileSpec object or FileSpec object.
cDriver (Optional)
Type: Usual
The target file's RDD.
lWantAnsi (Optional)
Type: Usual
Logical parameter. TRUE creates the target file in ANSI format. The default is the source DBFileSpec's ANSI setting.

Return Value

Type: Usual
TRUE if successful; otherwise, FALSE.
Examples
The following examples illustrate copying a DBF file to different data formats:
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 1// Export the records of CUSTOMER.DBF/DBT file to various formats:
 2SetDefault( "C:\CAVOxx\SAMPLES\SSATUTOR" )
 3oDB := DBFileSpec{}
 4oDB:FileName := "CUSTOMER"
 5IF oDB:Find()
 6// copy out to DBF/FPT
 7oDB:CopyTo( "cust_CDX", "DBFCDX" )
 8// copy out to a delimited file
 9oDB:Delim := ","
10oDB:CopyTo( "cust_DEL" )
11oDB:Delim := NULL_STRING
12// copy out to an SDF file
13oDB:SDF := TRUE
14oDB:CopyTo( "cust_SDF" )
15oDB:SDF := FALSE
16// copy out to a DBF/DBV file
17oDB:HidRDDs := { "DBFMEMO" }
18oDB:CopyTo( "cust_DBV" )
19oDB:HidRDDs := {}
20ENDIF
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