Extending Files

[Tim Fischer]

Excellent - now here's the fun part:
   
I have 2 systems up and running.  On one, (T&D Box) I created a file 
called "filex1" and, for the qualifiers, filetestx1.  This worked 
nicely.  All data was written to the *x1 files for both the qualified 
and the unqualified files.

On the other system (Production) I created the same file (filex1 and 
filetestx1) and while filex1 worked fine, filetestx1 did not work.  I 
checked all permissions, etc.  Everything looked fine.  I then created 
(because I was second guessing myself) filex1test - and guess what...  
It worked.  It started writing to filex1test.  Any ideas why this would 
happen???

Tim Fischer




Jeff Harrison wrote:

>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
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>Author of JHExport and JHImport.  The easiest and
>fastest ways to generate code for filePro exports and
>imports.
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>--- Tim Fischer <tim.fischer at trinitytransport.com>
>wrote:
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>>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
>>
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>>Alan Mazuti wrote:
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>>>The name should be key(name) and the extended file
>>>      
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>>should be data(name).
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>>>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
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>>
>>>Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 8:24 AM
>>>To: FilePro List
>>>Subject: Extending Files
>>>
>>>We've recently had to begin using some extended key
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>>>
>>files and I'm a 
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>>>little confused about their functionality. 
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>>Basically, we're trying to 
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>>>extend a qualified key and while it *should* (by
>>>      
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>>reading documentation - 
>>>from my understanding atleast) be keyqualx1, it's
>>not working that way.  
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>>>It seems to be working with keyx1qual.  Is this to
>>>      
>>>
>>be expected?  Is it 
>>    
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>>>just my confusion.
>>>
>>>Also, has anyone else used extended key files? 
>>>      
>>>
>>Have you had problems?
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>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>> 
>>>
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