Re: case insensitive indexes?
From: Chuck Hamilton <chuckh_at_ix.netcom.com>
Date: 1995/06/07
Message-ID: <3r46u8$rju_at_ixnews3.ix.netcom.com>#1/1
Date: 1995/06/07
Message-ID: <3r46u8$rju_at_ixnews3.ix.netcom.com>#1/1
In <3r0dde$lf8_at_spot.YKnet.yk.ca> "Mike Kohut, NorthwesTel" <mkohutnw_at_yknet.yk.ca> writes:
>As a suggestion...
>How about if you create a duplicate field in your database table
>that contains an uppercase-only version of the mixed-case field,
>then create an index on the uppercase field? You would have to
>modify your applications to ensure that the uppercase field is
>inserted or modified in parallel with the mixed-case field.
You should be able to implement that through triggers and have minimal impact on existing applications.
-- Chuck Hamilton chuckh_at_ix.netcom.com Never share a foxhole with anyone braver than yourself!Received on Wed Jun 07 1995 - 00:00:00 CEST