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  From the March 2008 Issue of Prestwood eMag
 
Interactive Paradox: Using Data:
How to Sort a Paradox Table Using an Index
 
Posted 18 years ago on 4/5/2007 and updated 3/24/2009
Take Away:

You can use Format | Filter while viewing a table to apply a secondary index.

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Using a Secondary Index 

To sort a table you are viewing using an existing secondary index, use the Filter menu option.
Step by step:
  1. Select File | Open | Table to view a table that has a secondary index.
  2. Select Format | Filter and choose the secondary index you wish to use.
  3. Select Okay.
I realize "filter" is NOT sorting but in Paradox, you use the Filter option to sort. You can also use the Format | Sort option while viewing a table to sort a table but that creates a duplicate table to do the sort. To add salt to the wound, in MS Access you can simply right click on a table column and select either Sort Ascending or Sort Descending.

Creating a Secondary Index

To create the needed secondary index, restructure a table (select Format | Restructure while viewing the table) and use the Secondary Index tab to create an index.


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I have created my indexes my questions is can I use these indexes in my sql or qbe to make my queries faster? If so, could you kindly guide me through how to do it? Thanks

Posted 16 years ago

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Yes, when you create indexes, QBE and SQL queries will be faster. This is automatic, you don't have to do anything. You don't want to randomly put a bunch of secondary indexes on your tables so the trick is to add the secondary indexes that will help. When a query is slower than expected, analyze the query to see what fields it is grouping and sorting on. For example, if a query is using State and City fields for grouping and/or sorting, you might consider adding a State>City and/or a City secondary index.

The exception to the "it's used automatically" is when coding. For example, if you use a TCursor to perform a task, you might get faster execution if you first switch to an appropriate secondary  index using ObjectPAL's switchIndex method.

Posted 16 years ago

Comment 3 of 4

Its so difcult to understand this table because of its fuctionality, currntly i‘m working at android app project that is given by android app development company, that‘s why i dont have time to understand this.

Posted 59 months ago

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