Re: [XDB-users] creating index files

[Derry B. <db...@ww...>]

Don wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I am trying to create an NTX index file from a dBase III+ compatible file.
> For some reason, the index file is created but they contain no records
> (empty file).  Has anyone else experienced this?  My code looks like this:
> 
> #include <xdb/xbase.h>
> 
> /* set the stack large for dos compiles */
> #ifdef __XBDOS
> #include <stdio.h>
> extern unsigned _stklen = 100000;
> #endif
> 
> int main()
> {
>   xbShort rc;
>   xbXBase x;
>   xbDbf MyFile( &x );
> #ifdef XB_INDEX_NTX
>   xbNtx intx1( &MyFile );
> #endif // XB_INDEX_NTX
> 
>   MyFile.OpenDatabase( "/home/ftpadmin/pub/websail.dbf" );
> 
>   if(( rc = intx1.CreateIndex(
>   "/home/ftpadmin/pub/websail.ntx", "sportodis+sarrdate", XB_NOT_UNIQUE,
> XB_OVERLAY )) != XB_NO_ERROR)
>     {
>        cout << "Error creating index 1 = " << rc << endl;
>        exit( 1 );
>     }
> 
>   MyFile.CloseDatabase();    /* close database */
>   return 0;
> }
> 

This will create, but not populate the index.   You must call
intx1.ReIndex()
to fill the index.

Regards,

Derry Bryson