INFO: Using INDEX ON <Tag> UNIQUE to Create Unique Index (90959)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 5.0
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 6.0
- Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS 2.0
- Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS 2.5
- Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS 2.5a
- Microsoft FoxPro for Windows 2.5
- Microsoft FoxPro for Windows 2.5a
- Microsoft FoxBASE+ for MS-DOS 2.1
This article was previously published under Q90959
The "INDEX ON <field> TO <idx_file> | TAG <tagname> UNIQUE" command
creates an index in which only one record appears for each key value
in the database.
The UNIQUE qualifier specifies that only the first record with a
particular index key is included in an IDX or CDX index tag. You can
use a UNIQUE index to prevent access or display of duplicate records
because all subsequent records with the same index keys are excluded
from the index file.
Using the UNIQUE qualifier in the INDEX command has the same effect as
issuing the SET UNIQUE ON command before issuing the INDEX or REINDEX
command. If a key is deleted, it is removed from the index, even if
the file contains other occurrences of the deleted key.
SUMMARY
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 2/10/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbinfo KB90959 |
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