On 01/17/12 13:21, Michael Madigan wrote: > We've just converted an old FPW 2.5 program to VFP 9.0. .......... > What if I created 6 different indexes so I can have all the combinations of > client_id, status, and plan?
How many records in this thing, Michael? If there are only a few thousand, and the workstations have more than 256k memory <g>, I don't see why an INDEX ON .... FOR .... wouldn't work at least as well as the other alternatives. Unless there are hundreds of thousands of records, I'd get it working first and optimize it later. You definitely want to start with creating the index on a case-by-case basis, rather than building them all at startup, so you can change your mind more easily if it doesn't work out. Note that, IMO, setting up permanent indexes to support a set of run-time strategies is a poor idea. They've changed their mind once; they'll change it again. Dan _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com 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/4f170173.9010...@san.rr.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.
