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Re: Flush cache to disk
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Steve Cassidy <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:41:02 +0100
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On 19 Oct 2012, at 13:29, Jay Erlebacher wrote:

> Can anyone tell me exactly what the flush cache to disk script step/command does? (In FMP6)

Not exactly, no.... Though I'm sure someone here can.

> Does it add to file size?

Not in itself, no.

> Does it speed up scripts in some way?

No, I don't think so.

I believe it just forces a save of data changes (held in memory?) to disk. Not sure how that translates to a network environment.

I seem to recall we sometimes needed it as a way to force an update on screen when a relational key changed, or something like that... Not sure if it had any more specific/correct use. It was a long time ago...

Steve

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