I've done that. Call the X-item X_FILENAME, and provided you make the filename reflect the account it's in (or what it's used for) then that's not a problem.
I *never* assume that a DICT will be unique to one DATA file. That's one of the strengths of MV :-) Cheers, Wol -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mats Carlid Sent: 12 March 2004 10:44 To: U2 Users Discussion List Subject: Re: Common DICT Schalk van Zyl wrote: > U2-ers, > > UNIVERSE. PICK flavour. AIX > If you have 40 branches, each in a UVaccount, each with an > INVENTORY-FILE, and a master inventory in HO, > would there be any problem to let all the branch inventory files' > DICTs point to the DICT of HO's master inventory?. > Normally, one would not delete an entire inventory file, so the danger > of getting the 'master' dict wiped is not a real one. > Sounds fine but You'd better check those X-type entries in the dict first. I've seen apps using them for storing things like next available sequence number wich may be better left as separate for each instance of the file. -- Mats -- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users *********************************************************************************** This transmission is intended for the named recipient only. It may contain private and confidential information. If this has come to you in error you must not act on anything disclosed in it, nor must you copy it, modify it, disseminate it in any way, or show it to anyone. Please e-mail the sender to inform us of the transmission error or telephone ECA International immediately and delete the e-mail from your information system. Telephone numbers for ECA International offices are: Sydney +61 (0)2 9911 7799, Hong Kong + 852 2121 2388, London +44 (0)20 7351 5000 and New York +1 212 582 2333. *********************************************************************************** -- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
