Dumb SQL question -- MIDRANGE-L

Subject: Dumb SQL question
From: "Paul Nelson" <nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:34:02 -0500
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One of my clients is getting ready to roll out an upgrade to their
application software, and the vendor has plunged down the SQL path.

When I look at the field definitions within the files, I'm seeing fields
that seem to be pointing to other files, even thought the software is still
using standard DDS keyed logical files.

What are these extra fields needed for? The vendor is telling my customer
that eventually, utilities like CPYF can't be used against a file with these
ID's.

Is the vendor blowing smoke?

Paul Nelson
Office 512-392-2577
Cell 708-670-6978
nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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