Redefining predefined field attributes

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Use these five of the eight valid subcommands for the FIELD command to redefine the attributes of a predefined database field.

Note Although valid, these subcommands SOURCE, TYPE, and DECIMALS cannot be used with a statement redefining a predefined field. Only use these subcommands may be used to redefine the attributes of a predefined field:

FONT subcommand Applies font definitions previously defined in a FONT command.	LEGEND subcommand Overrides the default column heading name.
LENGTH subcommand Overrides the default length of a field.	NAMESTUB subcommand Indicates an alternate name is selected for a field in the extraction database.
WIDTH subcommand Overrides the default width of a field.