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> ## ADD-INDEX-FIELD( ) method

> Adds the specified field to the specified index of a temp-table. It requires the named index to be added first.

> This method cannot be called after TEMP-TABLE-PREPARE( ) has been called unless CLEAR( ) is called first.

> Return type: LOGICAL

> Applies to: Temp-table object handle

> Syntax
>     ADD-INDEX-FIELD( index-name-exp , field-name-exp [ , mode-exp ] )

> ``index-name-exp``

> A character expression that evaluates to the name of the index to which the field is being added.

> ``field-name-exp``

> A character expression that evaluates to the name of the field to add to the index.

> ``mode-exp``

> An expression that evaluates to desc if it is descending or asc if it is ascending. The default is asc.

> The following example fragment adds to a temp-table a new unique primary index field with two components, the first ascending, the second descending:

>     tth:ADD-FIELDS-FROM("customer","sales-rep").
>     tth:ADD-NEW-INDEX("abidx",true,true).
>     tth:ADD-INDEX-FIELD("abidx","abfield1").
>     tth:ADD-INDEX-FIELD("abidx","abfield2","desc").
>     ...

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