I did this, got no errors, built all indices and the new one does not appear to be there. How do I check to see if new cross-reference creation worked?
Thanks, Renee -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Woodhouse Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 2:27 PM To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] How do I create a new index using FileManutilities I'm afraid I can't give you a sceen capture right now, but the option you want is "Cross Reference a Field", which I believe is under the Utilities menu. The terms index and cross-reference are used synonymously in Fileman. Keys are related to cross-references, but they aren't the same thing: Every key must be supported by a special kind of cross-reference called a uniqueness index, but you can define a uniqueness index without efining a key. You will notice that there are two types of cross-references: traditional and new style. A uniquenes index is a special kind of new-style cross-reference, so if you create a traditional cross-reference, you won't encounter any questions about uniqueness. (Did you notice how I deftly switched to speaking of cross-references whenever I needed a plural? I can't say "indices" because people will think I'm a snob, but I can't say "indexes" because people will think that I can't speak English! Oh well.) --- Renee Cannon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello > > > > I have a FileMan file and I would like to create a new index based on > a > single field. I tried tooling around with the Q^DI Utility > Functions, Key > utilities and I got to the point where I sensed danger ;o) Was I > headed > down the right path (Fileman keys are indexes?)? Would someone mind > capturing a log of creating a new index on a single field so I don't > destroy > something? > > > > Also, what is the command to build an index on a particular file? Is > it > Q^DI, option Utility Functions, RE-Index file, etc? > > > > Thanks once again for being such a helpful group, > > Renee > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to > share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn > cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV> _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > === Gregory Woodhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Judge a man by his questions not his answers." --Voltaire ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
