ALIAS( ) Function Example

The following example opens the customer table and displays its alias. The customer table is opened again in another work area, is assigned an alias of MyCustomer, and the alias is displayed.

CLOSE DATABASES
OPEN DATABASE (HOME(2) + 'Data\testdata')
USE customer     && Open customer table
CLEAR
? ALIAS( )  && Display the alias
SELECT 0
USE customer AGAIN ALIAS MyCustomer  && Different alias
? ALIAS( )  && Display the alias