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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>dummies, and probably not a problem:
screens & output formats (plain real estate)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>sounds like you're on top of things </FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2>as far as I can think.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>II forget which wy it adds the spaces, and whether
it does the sane thing depending on the edit.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Then: 1 = 1{""</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>or</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Then: 1 = ""{1</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>or maybe even just 1 = 1 if the edit would justify
for you.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=tcarey@fuelnation.com href="mailto:tcarey@fuelnation.com">Tom
Carey</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 22, 2007 6:41
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Field expansion question</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=640320518-12012007><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a 4.05.07
Dos based system. I need to expand the customer number field from 6,* to
7,*.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=640320518-12012007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=640320518-12012007><FONT face=Arial size=2>This field is
defined in other files and the field will have to be increased in size in
those files also.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=640320518-12012007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=640320518-12012007><FONT face=Arial size=2>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. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=640320518-12012007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=640320518-12012007><FONT face=Arial size=2>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?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=640320518-12012007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=640320518-12012007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=640320518-12012007><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Thanks</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=640320518-12012007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=640320518-12012007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tom
Carey</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=640320518-12012007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=640320518-12012007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Creative
users....They keep me employed.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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