[WDSCI-L] Alias for fields properties

[Jim Essinger <esinger@xxxxxxxx>]

Greetings!

After having done a (really) quick check on the archives, I have not seen 
this addressed.

What I had with V5.0 was to be able to view a list of fields in a table, 
and then to see the alias in the properties of the field.  I upgraded over 
the weekend to V5.1, and am trying to do the same thing.  I get to a file 
that I need to see the field names for, tell the RSE that I want to view 
the fields in a table.  It gives me a nice display of fields which, by the 
way, I would like to customize by adding the Alias as a column.  When I 
right click and ask for field properties, all I get is the field 
name.  None of the other information is filled in.  No Alias, no length, no 
text, and the type has the field name displayed in it.

Has this been reported?  Is there a fix?  Am I doing something wrong? How 
can I get the properties to display the ALIAS?  Even better, how can I drag 
the field from the list to my program, and have it fill in the field name 
(or alias) with appropriate substitutions, like the copy DDR or copy DDSR 
would do?

Thanks

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Jim Essinger
Senior Programmer/Analyst
UnLtd / SLFI / IMA
PO Box 730
Fruitland, ID 83619

208-452-4058 Extension 133
esinger@xxxxxxxx

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