Previous Topic

Next Topic

AddIndex - Memory Table Method

method AddIndex(Name: String, Fields: String[, Unique: Boolean, Descending: Boolean, CaseInsensitive: Boolean])

AddIndex method adds a new index to a Memory Table definition.

You can specify the index ordering by using +'s and -'s before each field to specify its sort order (+ is the default if nothing is specified). If the order is specified for the first field of the index only this ordering will apply to all parts of the index.

AddIndex method syntax has these named arguments:

Parameter

Description

Name

Required. Name for the index. Must be a valid MaxBasic identifier.

Fields

Required. List of fields to include in the index, each field separated by a semi-colon (;).

Unique

Optional. Ensure that no set of fields exists more than once in the index.

Descending

Optional. Sort the index in descending order.

Case Insensitive

Optional. Ignore case when sorting alphabetic characters.

For example:

  tblTable.AddIndex("AreaCode", "-SalesArea;+CustCode", True)

See Also

Form Designer Table Methods

Book Contents

Book Index