Paul Newton wrote: > MB Software Solutions wrote: > >> Paul Newton wrote: >> >> >>> Hi all >>> >>> 1. Am I right in thinking (I am sure I came across it somewhere) that >>> although one can use DELETE TAG ALL and then recreate the index(es) >>> using INDEX ON <expr1> TAG <expr2> that it is in fact better to delete >>> the CDX and then recreate the index (of course one has to then bypass >>> the "Structural Index not found" error, but I have dome that before anyway). >>> >>> 2. When is REINDEX a valid/viable alternative to the above approaches ? >>> Is best practise not to use it at all ? >>> >>> >>> >> My understanding is that if the index is corrupted, the REINDEX command >> will not remedy the situation, but simply propagate it. So to answer >> your last question: use REINDEX when there's no corruption. <g> >> > Michael > > Fair enough ! > > Paul >
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