1.What is the difference between regular join logical file
and non join logical file?
2.what are the nessasary keywords for non join logical file
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Answer1:
More than one Database file can be joined by different ways
like..
1)Inner join or Join Logical file
2)Left outer Loin
3)Right outer Join
4)Self join
These all are join logical file.
Non Join Logical file means Simple Logical file i.e Only
one PF file.
Answer2:
PFILE is the necessary keyword for non
join logical file.
R Rec-For PFILE(PF name)
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Answer / rahul gupta
There is one more difference in both and that is :
We can insert data into PF using Non Join logical files but
we can not insert data using Join logical files
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Answer / sreedhar reddy
One more..
It is not possible to update the data by using Join Logical files.
Thanks
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