>> Unless you have foAutoAppendAllFields set true then that is my
>> understanding yes. The outside/TIBO* dataset should only have the
>> persistent fields (the InternalDataset may have more).

> I set foDisplayFromIBO to true but I didn't see the fieldnames in
> the monitor, it still says
> select ALL tableA.*
> from tableA

I am not sure how all this stuff applies to TIBOTable. TIBOTable is
there mainly to help people convert from old TDataset/BDE stuff, it is
not a recommended way to build client server applications. ASAP after
converting I recommend you replace TIBOTable with TIBOQuery and setup
SQL that selects only those fields you actually want, and specifically
setup the desired ordering etc. Be explicit and your application will
be faster, more reliable.

Anyway, to the point :-)

foDisplayFromIBO is saying that the properties of the TDataset TFields
that have been created will be overridden by properties read from IBO
internals (such as connection/database Fields* stuff, and
ColumnAttributes etc.

It is the foAutoAppendAllFields that will add any additional fields
not defined at designtime as persistent.


And besides all that, is there a problem? If so what is it?

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Geoff Worboys - TeamIBO
Telesis Computing