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How to create composite index on Integer fields?
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02/12/1997 02:16:09
Shihchau Tai
Apic Systems Pte Ltd
Singapore, Singapore
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Visual FoxPro
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Coding, syntax & commands
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00063211
Message ID:
00063377
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>I have a composite key that consists of two integer fields. How do I create the composite key?
>
>If I do STR(iKey1)+STR(iKey2), I will get a long string, right? I can't alltrim them because that will make the composite index wrong, right? Do I have to fix the number of characters for each field of the composite key?
>
>Thanks in advance.

If this is neither a primary or candidate key, use:

BINTOC(iKey1) + BINTOC(iKey2)

These function where specifically designed to work with integer keys.

hth,

George
George

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