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Conference ilbbak::ibi_focus

Title:FOCUS, from INFORMATION BUILDERS
Moderator:ZAYIUS::BROUILLETTE
Created:Thu Feb 19 1987
Last Modified:Mon May 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:615
Total number of notes:1779

292.0. "Can you wait for 6.0 " by ILO::BROCKLEBANK () Thu Dec 21 1989 09:57

The next planned release for Focus is 6.0   This implies that most of
us won't see 5.2.2   

Does anyone else out there have a need to install this version due to
the length of time we'll need to wait for 6.0 ?

One problem 5.2 has is with RdB date fields.  It can't read them directly
and thus causes severe performance problems if your Fex is accessing
these date fields.

I believe version 5.5.1 & 5.2.2 of Focus can access RdB dates properly.
This not only makes it easier to set up master files, but also improves
performance.  These versions can also use the RdB index on a date field.

The .mas syntax is as follows

      FIELDNAME=DATE          ,ALIAS=DATE          ,YMD     ,DATE       ,$

the .acx

     FIELD=DATE,TYPE=ADT,$

Regards,
Dave
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