Re: Delete Records -File Re-org

I too, was under the impression that it saves space.  However, it really 
has to be something to justify doing it, unless you develop a tool.  For 
example, let's do some analysis to get the biggest bang for the buck.  Do 
a DSPFD to an outfile, selecting *MBR not *MBRLIST.  Query the file 
selecting lib, file, mbr, MaxRecSize*NbrDelRecs; sorting by the last, 
descending.  These are the files to reorg first.  Do a DSPOBJD before and 
after reorging them.  See if the size changes significantly.

Does it pay?  Figure out the cost of reorging.  Pick 10 files and reorg 
them.  Add the time to do this to the time to do the first paragraph.  
Figure out your billing rate.  If your an employee figure out overhead 
also.  Multiply rate by time.  Divide this amount by the cost of AS/400 
disk space, which is $0.60/meg.  Did you save this much space?  If not, 
don't reorg again - just buy more disk and save money.

ReorgTime(hours)     Rate$     1 meg
                  *  -----  *  -----  = Amount of meg you have to recover to 
pay for your time
                     Hour      $0.60

Is it efficient?  Perhaps you ought to look at the KEYFILE parameter on 
the RGZPFM command.  And sort your physical file by the logical that 
needs the best access.  Or maybe your physical file is keyed and you need 
that order fastest.  Then sort it by that.  RGZPFM is an easy sort command, 
providing you use the KEYFILE parameter.






pike4@ix.netcom.com on 02/17/2000 12:38:01 PM
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I was looking for ways to save space on the system, and found a large number of 
deleted records in files. I suggested to run re-orgs on these files during the 
week end, and was told that this doesn't 'really' save space. I always thought 
that it did. Does Re-orging a file give space back to the system? Or was the 
space available anyway.
Thanks,
Phil Kestenbaum

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