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INDEXEXT()
Return the default index extension based on the database driver currently
linked
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Syntax
INDEXEXT() --> cExtension
Returns
Unless you have linked another database driver, INDEXEXT() returns
".ntx" to indicate that the default CA-Clipper driver is in effect. If
the dBASE III PLUS compatible database driver is linked, the function
returns ".ndx".
Description
INDEXEXT() returns the default index file extension by determining which
database driver is currently linked. Note that it is preferable to use
ORDBAGEXT() than INDEXEXT().
Notes
. INDEXEXT() returns the default index extension of the
driver loaded, not the actual index file extension. If no driver is
loaded, ".ntx" is returned.
Examples
. In this example, INDEXEXT() creates an existence test for the
Customer index file independent of the database driver linked into
the current program:
USE Customer NEW
//
IF .NOT. FILE("Customer" + INDEXEXT())
INDEX ON CustName TO Customer
ENDIF
Files Library is CLIPPER.LIB.
See Also:
INDEXKEY()
INDEXORD()
ORDBAGEXT()
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