removing mass records

[Richard Kreiss]

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What version if FilePro and what OS?

Richard Kreiss
GCC Consulting
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> On Sep 2, 2014, at 3:56 PM, <davidrottkamp at echoes.net> wrote:
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> Hi
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>  I wanted to ask what is the best way to remove mass records from a database
>  in older version filepro, index would break down and process would hang.
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>  I want to make a routine that would delete records based on age, without having to 
>  1) remove indexes
>  2) select records (which than takes forever)
>  3) remove records
>  4) copy back indexes and rebuild them
> 
>  as this leaves blanks in the file
>  I have also in past used to 
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>  1) copy good records to qualified key
>  2) copy qualified key over key
>  3) rebuild indexes
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>  problem is if this breaks in the middle I could have a corrupt key file with very few records
> 
>  does any one have a better way of deleting mass records and not leaving blanks in the file
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>  Thanks,
> 
>  Dave Rottkamp 
>  Cell 570-620-8027
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>  www.poconolakeproperties.com
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