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- From: viking@iastate.edu (Dan Sorenson)
- Subject: Re: FoxPro problem with outer join
- Message-ID: <viking.725060556@vincent1.iastate.edu>
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- Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
- References: <1992Dec21.012636.28374@gopher.dosli.govt.nz> <92357.132059DUSTIN@MAINE.MAINE.EDU>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 21:42:36 GMT
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- In <92357.132059DUSTIN@MAINE.MAINE.EDU> DUSTIN@MAINE.MAINE.EDU writes:
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- >Upon looking @ my manuals, the UPDATE command should work for your purposes
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- A word on using the UPDATE function. Speed is incredibly slow if
- the RANDOM clause is needed. It's often a time-saver to create a temporary
- index on the key field and use it, then delete it when done. Also, make sure
- you have loads of temp space for work files. The space needed will be
- at least the size of your largest file being updated.
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- < Dan Sorenson, DoD #1066 z1dan@exnet.iastate.edu viking@iastate.edu >
- < ISU only censors what I read, not what I say. Don't blame them. >
- < "This isn't an answer, it's a pagan dance around a midnight fire >
- < written in intellectual runes." -- Rich Young >
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