Re: Join & Update

[Jim Langston <jlangston@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, the problem with this is I would still have to go though every program
and use the "record format selector program" and if I'm going to do that I
might as well break them up into two separate files anyway.

I don't want to have to go through every program and change the code, since
I just don't have the time to do it (notice the use of the word "I" here, and 
not

"we").

Regards,

Jim Langston

Scott Klement wrote:

> Jim,
>
> It seems to me that you probably want a multi-format logical, rather
> than a join logical....   With a multi-format logical, (and perhaps
> the help of a record format selector program -- at least temporarily)
> you should be able to do what you're looking for...
>
> At least, if I understand what you're saying :)
>
> Jim Langston <jlangston@conexfreight.com> wrote:
> > Updateable joins would make my life *SO*  much simpler.  I have one
> >  file
> > on my system (thank goodness it is only one) that uses a dual format
> > Unfortunately,
> > this is our AR file and is used in something like 1/4 of our program
> >   All the
> > other files have been converted to DDS no problem.  But, this one is
> >  the problem.
> >
> > For this one we are still internally describing it, our only other
> >  option is to
> > break it
> > into two files then go through every single program and change them
> >  use one,
> > the other, or both files.  Something we just haven't had the time to
> >  invest into.
> >
> > An Updateable join would work perfectly, and we wouldn't have to do
> >  this.
> > We could just break it up into two files (which we already have
> >  created, by the
> > way, but can't really use) and then do an Updateable join logical on
> >  them, and
> > all our
> > programs would still work as written, and then we could change the
> >  programs to
> > use externally described files.
> >
> > This limitation, to me, has always been the one major drawback to
> >  logical joins,
> > and is the only reason we would want to use one anyway.
> >
> > Anomalies, smomalies, as long as it works <g>
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Jim Langston
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