RE: Quick field scan

Here's a suggestion:

 1. Create a logical view containing only the field in question.
 2. Override the database file (logical view) so that NBRRCDS( ) = number of
records in the file.
 3. Override the SEQONLY parm to *YES with the number of records = to some
large number.
 4. Read the record.
 5. SCAN the record (I'm assuming you're using RPGIII) for your data.

This could increase throughput.

Bob Cozzi

http://www.RPGIV.com




> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
> [mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Gerald Magnuson
> Sent: Monday, July 19, 1999 4:11 PM
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Quick field scan
>
>
> I need to provide a method to scan for a character string
> contained anywhere within a field 25 characters long..
> The user wants this to be an INTERACTIVE process.
>
> the file contains around 75k to 100k records.
>
> I have a rpg program that uses the scan op code within a do loop.
>
> I run this program interactivelyand I get my results in about
>  3 minutes (48cpw).
> I say "Sorry, we are not going to eat up that many cycles for
> this interactivly, we will run this in batch."
>
> So my user asks:  "Well then, why is it that I can look at a
> report in my outq with all the data (1400 pages) and scan
> and find the data in 30 to 50 seconds, and It takes you 3
> minutes?"
>
> I know that there is something about spool files that makes
> this type of scanning much faster.
>
> so the questions are:
>     Is there a method to perform this type of scan interactivly?
>         (by interactive I mean, to go through 75k records in 30 to
>          50 seconds)
>
>     What is the reason that the spool file find is so much faster?
>
>
> Thank you...
>
>
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