Auto-modification date in FM

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From: Jeff Laks - qmail
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 20:31

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Does having an auto modification date preclude linking Filemaker Pro files?

In our db, we have defined one of the fields as an auto-entry field for 
the modification date.  So, everytime I change the data in a record, the 
date will change to reflect this.  The problem arises when we do a 
'relookup' - we have two dbs linked, and if you do a relookup, it obviously 
does a comparison search on every single record and therefore updates the 
modification date for every single record! 

We are currently running Filemaker Pro 1.0v3, but we also have a copy of 2.0
in-house.
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Jeff Laks                      | jeffl@newbridge.com   | 
Newbridge Networks Corporation | Phone: (613) 591-3600 |
Kanata, Ontario, Canada.       | FAX:   (613) 591-3680 |

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