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Re: PF Compiled Files with Dictionaries vs. SQL-Created Tables

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On 02/01/2011 01:19 PM, Brian Piotrowski wrote:

Has anyone had any experience similar to our current conundrum and if so, did you solve it using a similar method? If not, what worked best for you?


We created a field definition file -- that is, we create a physical file
with standard definitions such as Numeric5, then referenced them with
fields we used in our applications.

This table has every definition of every field we use, including
comments and headings. Subsequent files are then defined referencing
this file.

I believe I first read about this in an article by Paul Conte, but we're
talking years ago.

LMK if you have questions due to my rather cryptic explanation.

Barry
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