Extending Files

[Jeff Harrison]

If you want to expand onto another file system you can
use the "A - Expand Files" option.  And type in
"Switch" when it asks for the number of records to
expand.

This will create the file name keyx1 and datax1 for
the second extent of your data.  If you have
qualifiers then it will create key[qualifiername]x1
and data[qualifiername]x1

If you want to create these extents on the same file
system then you can create blank ones yourself and
filepro will automatically see them and start using
them the next time *clerk or *report etc. is loaded.

Good Luck.

Jeff Harrison
jeffaharrison at yahoo.com

Author of JHExport and JHImport.  The easiest and
fastest ways to generate code for filePro exports and
imports.

--- Tim Fischer <tim.fischer at trinitytransport.com>
wrote:

> Hi Alan,
> 
> I'm not really sure what you mean.  What is the
> (name) supposed to be?  
> Qualifier name?  X1/X2, etc?
> 
> I'm forced to use extended files as my key files are
> too large for 
> FilePro to handle (over 2GB).  From what I
> understand, this is really 
> the only alternative.
> 
> Tim Fischer
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Alan Mazuti wrote:
> 
> >The name should be key(name) and the extended file
> should be data(name).
> >Why are you using extending files if I may ask?
> >
> >Alan Mazuti
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com
> >[mailto:filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com]
> On Behalf Of Tim Fischer
> >Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 8:24 AM
> >To: FilePro List
> >Subject: Extending Files
> >
> >We've recently had to begin using some extended key
> files and I'm a 
> >little confused about their functionality. 
> Basically, we're trying to 
> >extend a qualified key and while it *should* (by
> reading documentation - 
> >from my understanding atleast) be keyqualx1, it's
> not working that way.  
> >It seems to be working with keyx1qual.  Is this to
> be expected?  Is it 
> >just my confusion.
> >
> >Also, has anyone else used extended key files? 
> Have you had problems?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >  
> >
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