Re: Views and Indexes

> You imply that somehow reorganizing
> your database will make SQL perform
> as well as native I/O.
> I'd love an example of where a different
> database design will either:
>
> A. Make a single record FETCH as fast as a CHAIN
> -or-
> B. Remove the need for single-record access

Hi Joe!

I read/post via nntp, so I don't see these things as they happen.  I
apologise for the delay.  First, I'd like to apologise if I mislead
you into thinking that I meant a simple change to the layout would
make SQL work faster.  What I meant to say was that a completely
different approach altogether is required.  I'm as unit-record
oriented as anybody, so I may not be the best person to come up with a
good example of an alternative architecture.

Second, I'd like to agree that there will always be a place for
record-at-a-time I/O, especially data collection like order entry.  A
new architecture can limit that need, but not eliminate it.

The more I thought about it, the more I tried to write about it, I
became convinced that it is nigh impossible for me to adequately put
my thoughts in a form that is concise and meaningful.  Given that, I
concede that I cannot fulfil either of your challenges.
  --buck