According to R:SCOPE: The information R:BASE learns from the structure file
includes:
The names of tables and columns.
The number and size of rows in each table.
Does LIST get its information by reading file1 and when does file1 get updated?
Ron
Bernie Corrigan wrote:
> STATICDB controls the ability of the user to modify the database structure.
> Row counts are not part of the database structure but rather part of the
> database contents. When STATICDB is ON the database structure cannot be
> modified. This means for example that the user can't change the number of
> columns in a table or add a new permanent table; however, all operations
> involving database contents can still be carried out.
>
> =======================================
> At 02:06 PM 6/26/2001 -0700, you wrote:
> >But doesn't it contain the row count of the last connect?
> >
> >Ron
> >
> >Bernie Corrigan wrote:
> >
> >> It should not have an effect as it controls changes to database structure,
> >> not database content. The row count is database content.
> >> =======================================
> >> At 12:58 PM 6/26/2001 -0700, you wrote:
> >> >Would STATICDB ON/OFF also have an effect, as it controls how RBfile1 is
> used?
> >> >
> >> >Ron
> >> >
> >> >Jim Blackburn wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Ron Rose mentioned Layout. If you set layout on and edit all from
> >> tablename, no where clause, then delete a row, it does not update the row
> >> count. With Layout set off, it does track the change. That is the first clue
> >> I have had that something interacted with it.
> >> >>
> >> >> Jim Blackburn
> >> >>
> >> >> Ben Petersen wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Jim,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Tried with rbw 6.5 and I can't replicate the problem either. I
> >> >> > checked the row count before and after... I wonder if there is a
> >> >> > particular variable, like the where clause for the edit (I used whe
> >> >> > count = last) or ???
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Ben Petersen
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >
> >
> >
