Question

What is difference between pack and zap command in foxpro?

Answer 1

ZAP command in foxtrot -

ZAP command  is use to permanently removes all records from current table/.DBF. by leaving just structure of a table. Example:- zip.


PACK command in foxtrot -

PACK. FoxPro command  that removes table records which are marked for deletion. Actually copies the records that are not marked for deletion to a new table then deletes the old table and renames the new one to the old one. Make sure you have enough freespace on the drive where the table is.