DOCUMENT:Q102895  05-FEB-2000  [foxpro]
TITLE   :How Increase & Decrease Size of Compound Structural Index
PRODUCT :Microsoft FoxPro
PROD/VER:MS-DOS:2.0,2.5,2.5a; WINDOWS:2.5,2.5a,3.0
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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0 
 - Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5, 2.5a 
 - Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.0, 2.5, 2.5a 
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SUMMARY
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To increase the size of a compound structural index file, repeat the INDEX ON
command. To reduce the size of the .CDX file, issue the REINDEX command, or
delete the tag and issue the INDEX ON command.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Problem
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1. In the Command window, issue the following commands:

         USE D:\FOXPROW\TUTORIAL\CUSTOMER EXCLUSIVE
         **The command above assumes FoxPro version 2.5 for Windows
         COPY TO TEST
         USE TEST EXCLUSIVE
         INDEX ON CNO TAG CNO
         CLOSE ALL
         FILER

2. Find TEST.CDX in Filer and note its size. Close Filer.

3. In the Command window, issue the following commands:

         USE TEST EXCLUSIVE
         INDEX ON CNO TAG CNO
          **A warning may appear about overwriting tag cno. It will be
          **necessary to overwrite the tag.
         CLOSE ALL
         FILER

4. Find TEST.CDX in Filer and note the increase in size. Close Filer.

5. In the Command window, issue the following commands:

         USE TEST EXCLUSIVE
         REINDEX
         CLOSE ALL
         FILER

6. Find TEST.CDX in Filer and note that its size has been reduced.

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbFoxproSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbFoxPro200DOS kbFoxPro250DOS kbFoxPro250aDOS kbFoxPro250 kbFoxPro250a kbVFP300
Version           : MS-DOS:2.0,2.5,2.5a; WINDOWS:2.5,2.5a,3.0

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