G'day Bernie, At 22:50 07/04/02 -0400, you wrote: >the syntax for ALTER shows that you can select foreign index or foreign >keys. So what is the difference
When you click on the INDEX in the syntax it displays: FOREIGN INDEX With the FASTFK setting on, creates a foreign key that has an index using row pointers for data retrieval on selected columns. I recall reading about using fast foreign keys some years ago but have never used FASTFK so we better ask those who have used it... (This would be a good time for someone to chime in........) >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Tom Grimshaw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 11:25 AM >Subject: Re: Please explain foreign keys, index > > > > G'day Bernie, > > > > What is the definition of a foreign index? > > > > At 16:00 07/04/02 -0400, you wrote: > > >what is diff between foreign key and foreign index? > > >If I create a foreign index is that column indexed for look ups in that > > >table. If I create a foreign key do I still have to build an index for > > >look up in that table > > >================================================ >TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: >Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l >================================================ >TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l >================================================ >TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: >http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ Warmest regards, Tom Grimshaw coy: Just For You Software tel: 612 9552 3311 fax: 612 9566 2164 mobile: 0414 675 903 post: PO Box 470 Glebe NSW 2037 Australia street: 3/66 Wentworth Park Rd Glebe NSW 2037 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.just4usoftware.com.au This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential to the intended recipient and may be privileged. If you have received this email inadvertently or you are not the intended recipient, you may not disseminate, distribute, copy or in any way rely on it. Further, you should notify the sender immediately and delete the email from your computer. Whilst we have taken precautions to alert us to the presence of computer viruses, we cannot guarantee that this email and any files transmitted with it are free from such viruses. ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/
