>>>>>Several tables are related in a form. I'd like to order the main (navigation) table by a description field that is in one of the reference tables without using views. Is there a way to create a temporary index that will just disappear when the tables are closed, eliminating future problems if the application should have an abnormal ending?
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>>>>>TIA,
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>>>>>Alex
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>>>>Try using: INDEX ON eExpression TO IDXFileName
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>>>>IDXFileName can be anything and will have to be deleted after use (unless you want to keep it around)
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>>>It could also be deleted at application startup, then create another afterwards. This way an abnormal end previously should cause no problems in its regard.
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>>Great sugestion Jim
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>>Einar
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>To avoid problems with multi-user access, a temporary index should not have a fixed name. Assign sys(2015) to a variable, create the index with that name, and delete it later.
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>Hilmar.

Yes we use a tempname function with the random generator function to ensure unique(well close to unique) idx name.

Einar