Is it possible to create a paradox table with default value in some fields
at run time? Can anyone tell me how to do that? Thank you.

When you say "at run-time", do you mean when you append a new record? If so,
when you are creating a new table in either Paradox or Database Desktop,
there is a "Default value" edit box where you can type what you want as a
default value.

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Andreas

If you are talking about default values at the table level,
from personal experience I'd like to suggest that you should
not ALSO make it a required field because the bde sometimes verifies
required before filling in the default value which makes the required
feature a problem at some points... cached updates for example.

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Hi, Peter.

If you want to make new table (or make new field on exist table) on run-time
(in code) you can make it. This is a not easy (user can't make this with one
script), you must use BDE API functions.
I make that: For add, alter or delete field I use SQL script. But when I
need to update dafault value or other attribute I use API function on BDE.

More information you can find on BDE32.HLP.

Regard.

ps. I'm sorry for my very bad English.
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