# NOAUTOX

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Disables auto expansion of ISAM and INMEMO files (same as NOISAM\_AUTOX).

The auto-expand feature can be turned off for individual files by creating a <file>.NOX file in the same directory where the <file>.IDX and <file>.IDA files reside. If they are in different directories, create a .NOX file in each location. Note: 

•	If you have multiple IDX files, you will need a .NOX for each (unless you only want to disable the auto-expansion for a specific IDX).

•	The .NOX file does not have to have any size. You can create it with the MAKE command (to create a 0 byte file), or with VUE or whatever. It is just the presence of the file in the directory that matters.

•	All auto-expansion operations, including those disabled due to the NOX file, will be recorded in the ashlog.log file.