Answer / afnas

Both(COLHDG & ALIAS) are used to identify fields.COLHDG &
ALIAS is the Description of fileds.the diference is that in
ALIAS we can access data based on that ALIAS name,while
COLHDG is not allowed.suppose in PF field name as
DES78,give ALIAS as Description78,then user can access data
from using Description78.

Answer / nupur

Allias is an alternate name for the field in PF. We can
access data with the new name. while colhdg is just a text
management which is visible at a time of query, SDA, DFU,
etc.

Answer / suju

using ALIAS name we can access the data,but we cannot
access the data using COLHDG.maximum number of COLHDG for a
particular field is 3.

Answer / viney

both give a meaning 2 d fld..while colhdg just gives a
heading to d fiels name represented in quotes.......alias
gives an alternate name 2 d field...this name given in
alias can also be used 2 search d variable...if required

Answer / gatla

PF::A R RCD
A NAME 9A ALIAS(YOUR)
A AGE 2P COLHDG('IN YEARS')


OUTPUT: 000001 KARU 57
000002 LAV 24
000003 MAI 24

I THINK NOW YOU HAVE CLEAR IDEA.... RIGHT...

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