RE: More cycle, yes, more cycle

[Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx>]

I've tried messing around with the OVRDBF and I was never able to get it to 
come 
close to matching the efficiency of the cycle.  Still a couple hours difference 
in 
run time.  Besides, might not your blocking factor change every time a file 
layout 
change occurs?  One more thing to look for when you upgrade vendor software.





PaulMmn@ix.netcom.com on 04/10/99 12:01:23 AM
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>Why?  because the people that designed the cycle know where all of the
>advantages are, and have >built them in.  Also, blocking is fast.  seek
>time tumbles.


Isn't one of the parameters in OVRDBF to handle blocking?  Wouldn't a CL
wrapper with such overrides let  the do-it-yourself program match blocking
advantage with The Cycle?

--Paul E Musselman
PaulMmn@ix.netcom.com


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