A hash file is just like a database/table - if different developer point to the same file they will share it's contents; and by importing the column metadata into manager and using that definition it's description can also be shared.
ArndW wrote:A hash file is just like a database/table - if different developer point to the same file they will share it's contents; and by importing the column metadata into manager and using that definition it's description can also be shared.
Arndw,
I created a hashfile with Account named as sales but some body wants to use my hash file that i was created,please help me out ...
Craig - or "both of you can then overwrite each other's records in the same hash file" The caveat should always be there when you have someone else using your data - sometimes data can mysteriously disappear or get modified.
You don't need hashed file cache sharing unless both users are using cache. It is sufficient that both users refer to the hashed file in the same way - that is, same location (whether account or pathname) and same name (correctly spelled and cased).
And, as others pointed out, all writes to hashed files are destructive overwrites. You carry the risk.
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