SET INDEXEXT

Purpose

Specify file extension for index filenames

Syntax

SET INDEXEXT TO [<expC1>[, <expC2>]]

See Also

FILETYPE(), INDEX, INDEXEXT(), REINDEX, SET FILECASE, SET INDEX

Description

The SET INDEXEXT TO command specifies the extension that will be used for index files.

Parameter	Description
<expC1>	Specifies the extension for single index files. If omitted, the single index file extension is set to the default extension ’ndx’.
<expC2>	Specifies the extension for multiple (tag) index files.

Example

set indexext to ".ntx", ".cdx"
index on name to names
use name index names