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Statistical functions in VFP6 (import)
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01/11/2000 13:39:12
 
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Visual FoxPro
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Coding, syntax & commands
Miscellaneous
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00435549
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Nadya:

Sorry for not being precise: performance is about the same if you have to build the index. GetMedian is MUCH faster if the index already exists. I played a little bit with your functions and I came up with a few things.

Note 1
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In GetMediam, you have to change one line from
lnMedianValue=evaluate(lcTableName + '.' + pcField)
to
lnMedianValue=evaluate(lcCursor + '.' + pcField)
in order to work.

Note 2
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In GetMedianValue, you should have two distict SELECT SQL statements:
One with the WHERE clause and one without. This will increase performance if tcWhere is empty.

Note 3
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GetMedian cannot have an equivalent FILTER clause because its logic breaks down if one record is filtered out (including current filter) or if a record is deleted.


I personnally stay away from stuff like GetMedian because it requires some housekeeping code. I tend to write stuff in SQL because I find it much easier to debug and maintain.

My .02 worth,

Daniel
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