I don�t need to, thanks to Stan Mathews.
In a previous thread with the subject �How can I print a table�s structure?�, Stan provided this answer:
�With the edit structure "genie" open for the table in question, drag select as you would in a spreadsheet. Ctrl-C to copy. Open a spreadsheet program, paste.�
My purpose in asking the question was to be able to change the structure of Table2 so it would perfectly match the structure of Table1. With a print of the structure of Table1, I could then use the edit structure �genie� to make changes to the structure of Table2 while looking at the print of the structure of Table1.
Thinking about Stan�s answer just now, I opened a blank Excel spreadsheet, placed the cursor in cell A1, followed Stan�s instructions to copy and paste a table�s structure into the spreadsheet.
Then I thought, �Hmmmmm� Maybe I don�t have to make a print of the table�s structure�
I placed the cursor in the spreadsheet to cell F1 and followed Stan�s instructions to copy and paste another table�s structure into the spreadsheet. BINGO!!! There�s both tables� structures right alongside of one another. I can easily see the differences. More to the point, I can make changes directly in the spreadsheet, copy the changed structure, and paste it back into the edit structure �genie�. How easy and no printing!
For anyone new to Alpha, as I am, you have Stan Mathews to thank for a very easy way to compare, and change, the structure of two (or more, I suppose) tables.
Steve
In a previous thread with the subject �How can I print a table�s structure?�, Stan provided this answer:
�With the edit structure "genie" open for the table in question, drag select as you would in a spreadsheet. Ctrl-C to copy. Open a spreadsheet program, paste.�
My purpose in asking the question was to be able to change the structure of Table2 so it would perfectly match the structure of Table1. With a print of the structure of Table1, I could then use the edit structure �genie� to make changes to the structure of Table2 while looking at the print of the structure of Table1.
Thinking about Stan�s answer just now, I opened a blank Excel spreadsheet, placed the cursor in cell A1, followed Stan�s instructions to copy and paste a table�s structure into the spreadsheet.
Then I thought, �Hmmmmm� Maybe I don�t have to make a print of the table�s structure�
I placed the cursor in the spreadsheet to cell F1 and followed Stan�s instructions to copy and paste another table�s structure into the spreadsheet. BINGO!!! There�s both tables� structures right alongside of one another. I can easily see the differences. More to the point, I can make changes directly in the spreadsheet, copy the changed structure, and paste it back into the edit structure �genie�. How easy and no printing!
For anyone new to Alpha, as I am, you have Stan Mathews to thank for a very easy way to compare, and change, the structure of two (or more, I suppose) tables.
Steve
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