Field expansion question

[Brian K. White]

dummies, and probably not a problem: screens & output formats (plain real estate)

sounds like you're on top of things as far as I can think.

II forget which wy it adds the spaces, and whether it does the sane thing depending on the edit.
If it's a numeric field and it adds the spaces on the left, then the reindex will be all you need, but if it adds the space to the wrong side I don't think a reindex will fix it, You might need to make up a little one-line report in each file to re-save the field.

Then:  1 = 1{""
or
Then: 1 = ""{1
or maybe even just 1 = 1 if the edit would justify for you.

Sorry I didn't just try it instead of posing the possibilities that I'd be looking out for if I were about to do that.

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Tom Carey 
  To: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com 
  Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 6:41 PM
  Subject: Field expansion question


  I have a 4.05.07 Dos based system. I need to expand the customer number field from 6,* to 7,*.

  This field is defined in other files and the field will have to be increased in size in those files also.

  I know that I have to change the field definition in all of the files that use the field and change the indexing definition for those files to reflect the increased length of the field. That field is used as an index in all files. 

  My question: Is there any file reformating process required after the field definition changes are made? The modified indexes will have to be regenerated. Is there anything else required?


  Thanks

  Tom Carey

  Creative users....They keep me employed.


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