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You can't create an index over a view.
You can create an index over select columns from the underlying physical
file (SQL table).

If you're referring to this index looking in DSPFFD as a keyed LF that lists
all the fields from the underlying PF, there is no way around this. Only
fields that are keyed are the ones you list on the CREATE INDEX statement,
but they all show. So if you were to access this SQL index with native I/O
(RPG), that's what you'd get.

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-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces+ebudimlic=centerfieldtechnology.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces+ebudimlic=centerfieldtechnology.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Jeff Crosby
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 3:17 PM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: CREATE INDEX and name only some columns

Can I create an SQL index and name the columns so that I'm only including
specific columns from the base table instead of all columns?

Or do I need to create a view, and then an index over the view (because a
view can't have a 'key')?

I've been looking for examples creating an index with specific columns,
haven't found any, and therefore I think I can't do it.

Thanks.


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