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boothm@earth.goddard.edu wrote: > > I've found that if I use IP on a file, and also leave off the K even > though it may be keyed, that a pass down through a big file can be > lightening fast compared to keyed access and READ loops. Plus it codes > fast, too. Absolutely. If you bypass the index keyed processing you can get AMAZING performance increases in your program because of the extremely efficient blocking that can be done on file I/O. If you have no particular need in your program to process a file using the index then ignoring it and processing it consecutively is a good idea. > > In <1.5.4.16.19970602224517.40af7c86@popd.ix.netcom.com>, on 06/02/97 > at 09:46 PM, PaulMmn <PaulMmn@ix.netcom.com> said: > > # I often use input/primary files for "quick > #>fix" programs, you WOULD NOT BELIEVE the number of questions I get about > #>where I'm reading the data :-)! > > -- ... Neil Palmer AS/400~~~~~ ... NxTrend Technology - Canada ____________ ___ ~ ... Markham, Ontario, Canada |OOOOOOOOOO| ________ o|__||= ... Phone: (905) 731-9000 x238 |__________|_|______|_|______) ... url:http://www.nxtrend.com oo oo oo oo OOOo=o\ ... mailto:npalmer@nxtrend.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * This is the Midrange System Mailing List! To submit a new message, * * send your mail to "MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com". To unsubscribe from * * this list send email to MAJORDOMO@midrange.com and specify * * 'unsubscribe MIDRANGE-L' in the body of your message. Questions * * should be directed to the list owner / operator: david@midrange.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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