Aliases and Lookups

[Rick Hane]

>From: Kenneth Brody <kenbrody at bestweb.net>
>To: Rick Hane <yoresoft at hotmail.com>
>CC: filepro-list at seaslug.org
>Subject: Re: Aliases and Lookups
>Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 11:52:24 -0500
>
>Rick Hane wrote:
>[...]
> > lookups to the bom file and use an alias for each lookup; however if I
> > remember correctly the minute I open another lookup to the same file 
>(even
> > though it has a unique alias) I will move the pointer in the previous 
>lookup
> > to that same file.
> >
> > First, is my statement above correct and I loose the pointer?  If not 
>then
> > no problem.  If it is correct, anyone have thoughts on how to do this
> > without setting up and complete levelized bom file for each part?
>
>While each alias to the same file shares resources, such as the open file
>handles and field layout information, they do not share pointer to the
>record.  If alias "foo" finds record 123, and then "bar" finds record 456,
>alias "foo" continues to point to record 123.
>
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Great, thanks Ken.  This will save a lot of time then.


Thank you,
Rick Hane
Yore Software
Email: yoresoft at hotmail.com
Deluxe Stitcher Company Inc.
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Email: rhane at deluxestitcher.com