Multiple lookups to the same file with different aliases?

[Jeff Harrison]

You're quite welcome.

Jeff

--- Dennis Malen <dmalen at malen.com> wrote:

> Thanks so much. You just fixed a recent problem I
> was having.
> 
> Dennis Malen
> 516.479.5912
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jeff Harrison" <jeffaharrison at yahoo.com>
> To: "Dennis Malen" <dmalen at malen.com>; "'filePro
> Mailing List'" 
> <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
> Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 12:31 PM
> Subject: Re: Multiple lookups to the same file with
> different aliases?
> 
> 
> >
> > --- Dennis Malen <dmalen at malen.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Can you clarify the use of the -P, protected
> lookup.
> >> Is the list saying that
> >> if you want to write to a lookup file that you
> use
> >> the -P? I was under the
> >> impression that you use the -P only if you were
> >> pulling information from the
> >> lookup file.
> >>
> >> Can someone clarify or did I misunderstand the
> post.
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >>
> >
> > The -p should be used ONLY when you do a lookup
> where
> > you intend to do a write.  It sounds like you had
> it
> > backwards - which I believe is probably giving you
> all
> > kinds of grief with unnecessary record locks all
> over
> > the place.  Also data corruption could be caused
> by
> > not using the -p when needed.
> >
> > Other than that you should be fine, though.  :-)
> >
> > Jeff Harrison
> > jeffaharrison at yahoo.com
> >
> > Author of JHExport and JHImport.  The fastest and
> > easiest ways to generate filepro exports and
> imports.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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