another -v processing question

[Kenneth Brody]

(Top-posting corrected.)

Dennis Malen wrote:
> Dennis Malen
> 516.479.5912
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kenneth Brody" <kenbrody at spamcop.net>
> 
>> Dennis Malen wrote:
[...]
>>> If there were some way within processing or on the command line to 
>>> identify an automatic index to use and -v would recognize this it would 
>>> save a tremendous amount of time. Using -v takes longer and longer as the 
>>> file grows.
>> [...]
>>
>> I'm not sure I understand what you are asking.  Once this index were 
>> specified, are you expecting this to magically tell filePro to access only 
>> those records that your processing wants?  All that specifying an 
>> automatic index as input does is cause filePro to read the records in 
>> index order, rather than record number order.  What functionality are you 
>> envisioning here?
>>
> No, as long as the scan in -v will use the auto index then fine.

I still don't understand what you expect to "magically" happen.  What do you 
mean by "the scan in -v will use the auto index"?  There is no "scan in -v".

-- 
Kenneth Brody