Bunch of old farts. 89 on foxbase for me.
Sent from my iPhone Stephen Russell 901.246-0159 On Mar 8, 2010, at 11:27 AM, "Virgil Bierschwale" <[email protected]> wrote: > Dang, a lot of us got out start about the same time.. > > Boot leg copy of dBase II from singapore and a george goley , or was > it > foley book... > Long time ago > > > Virgil Bierschwale > http://www.VetsFIndingVets.org > http://www.KeepAmericaAtWork.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf > Of Richard Kaye > Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 9:35 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Unique Indexes = "not so much" > > Hi Ken, > > Just trying to be helpful. Unique indexes have their quirks and one > of them > seems to be that you can't count on them being updated dynamically > when the > underlying data changes. > > I started with SCO Foxbase+ back in 88 so I guess that makes me a > n00b... > > rk > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:profoxtech- > [email protected]] On > Behalf Of Ken Kixmoeller f/h > Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 10:16 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Unique Indexes = "not so much" > > Richard Kaye wrote: >> Check the wiki for comments on unique indexes. I don't know if this >> describes your problem but it or some variation might be causing > >> the > results you're getting. > > Yes, I am using the "unique" index for the purpose for which it was > designed. I've been doing dBase -> Fox since ~ 84 or 85 as a user, > ~88 as a > developer. I know what a Unique index is used for. Only it isn't > doing it. > Like others have pointed out, a SQL statement works better these days. > > I guess I need to bring this up only among fellow oldsters over a > barley > pop. > > Ken > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] 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/[email protected] ** 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.
