Also the hardware is better. I remember when white box generic PCs were common (probably assembled by the work experience boy).
On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 9:33 AM, Michael Madigan <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree, I also think the new operating systems are more reliable. This > particular system is run on a Linux-based NAS and has been fabulously > reliable. > > > ________________________________ > From: Dan Covill <[email protected]> > To: ProFox Email List <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 12:14 AM > Subject: Re: Reindexing every night > > On 03/21/12 15:16, Michael Madigan wrote: >> I used to have a program run every night that would reindex the foxpro >> databases. We stopped doing it because it seemed to be causing more >> problems than it was worth. >> >> Now I notice we're having more index issues again. >> >> Does anyone else reindex every night? >> > > Used to do that, about 20 years ago. I can't recall any general index > problems for about the last 10 years, and while we still keep the > ability to automatically rebuild any 'missing' indexes, it is almost > never used. > > I think at least half of the improvement is due to more reliable > networks and servers; the rest due to more reliable disk drives. > > Dan -- Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/CADwx0+KcSu++2s7cYJ-4muaM958QQ-7q=gpn8dz5frbsioq...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
