RE: Cancelling an index build

["Dan Bale" <dbale@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>An index build is accomplished by one machine instruction, so it cannot be
>>interrupted.  Even a normal ENDJOB will not kill it, the index build will
>>complete, and then the job will die.  You can do an ENDJOBABN, but this has
>>to be initiated 10 minutes after a preceding ENDJOB, and I'm not positive
>>that this will kill it either.

>You could, detach the UPS and then "Pull the Plug" ... :)

>Kenneth

Kenneth, is that _before_ or _after_ you've handed in your resignation?  ;-)

Haven't you read the complaints News400 received after running this year's April
Fool's Day features in the April issue?  How some readers somehow didn't
recognize the joke?  And did some things that normal people would never have
attempted?  Sheesh!  You think that the ':)' emoticon protects you?

Let us know when some idiot's lawyer contacts you!

- Dan Bale





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