Erasing Portable subfile

[Robert Mills]

Richard,

On 8.49 (MPE/iX) you can :PURGE and then :BUILD the data file (ensuring that you give the file the correct attributes). I would assume that on Unix you can do the same (using rm and touch). Why not make a backup copy of your .dat file and try it.

regards,

Robert W.Mills
Systems Development Manager
Windsong Services
(020) 8309 3604


powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com wrote:
> Does anyone know if it is possible to erase the data portion of a
> portable subfile (on Unix) while maintaining the dictionary
> structure? Typically these subfiles exist as 3 files something.dat,
> something.sd and something.idx. Can I simply remove the dat file and
> recreate with touch? Or do i have to recreate? Thanks.    
> 
> Richard S. French
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