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They're implemented as pretty much the same thing on an iSeries. The ODBC
driver should take care of the code conversion.

On Wed, 12 May 2004 09:19:56 -0400, "Lokesh Gupta"
<Lokesh.Gupta@xxxxxxxxxx> said:
> Hi,
> I used to work with Physical Files (PF)  and this is first time when I
> may have to work
> with DB2 tables. I need to pull data from As400 to windows environment
> (this could be
> .net or Java) over ODBC and I have an option to use physical files or DB2
> tables. 
> My question is (1) which option would be better for performance pov PF or
> DB2 tables. 
> I do not need to join lot of tables, it is just couple of tables and a
> simple query. 
> I do not see any difference from windows side to access the data.
> 
> Secondly, Is there any data conversion involved (db2 or PF) as I am
> pulling data 
> from AS400 to Windows, if yes, how will that affect the performance.
> 
> 
> regards,
> Lokesh
> 
> 
> 
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