Compound Index Tags (.cdx) 1

[ejhemler]

I'm trying to create compound index tag with code instead of the interactive way. so far the code i'm using is as this.

use table
index on field_1 tag uid

the problem is "uid" is a variable that i have set as a user's id. so i want the .cdx to be named what is in the variable, not "uid". is there a way to do this? if this is confusing, please ask me to clarify. thank you in advance.
erik

 

[StewartUK]

Erik,

I presume this code appears somewhere in code so that the tag name is the id of the user using the system at that time?

I think if you put &uid then it would work out what was in uid and use that as the tag.

Stewart

 

[ejhemler]

Thanks Stewart.

 

[gentforreal]

I found this in my Foxpro v 6.0 You mentioned using a varible.

Note DO NOT USE A VARIABLE, an array element, or a field or field expression from a table in another work area for eExpression. If you access an index that contains a variable or field that no longer exists or cannot be located, Visual FoxPro generates an error message. Memo fields cannot be used alone in index file expressions; they must be combined with other character expressions.