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Function BLDNDX()
Action Interactively create a new index
Returns <expC> New index name less extension
Category Metafunction
Syntax BLDNDX([array])
Description Allows point and shoot building of a new
index.
Options <array> - an array of legal field
names. If not passed, all fields in current
DBF will be used.
Examples BLDNDX()
-- or --
declare ndxflds[4]
ndxflds[1]="LASTNAME"
ndxflds[2]="FIRSTNAME"
ndxflds[3]="CITY"
ndxflds[4]="ZIP"
BLDNDX(m->ndxflds)
Notes All fields are converted to type Character.
The function NBR2STR() is used to create a usable
character expression from a numeric field by first
adding 1,000,000 to the number.
Warnings Indexes created with this function will require
the functions DTOS() and NBR2STR() be loaded prior
to use.
Key -9 is unset on exit (F10)
Cursor is left ON
Found in (prg)......S_BLDNDX.PRG
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