ODBC performance with UPS Worldship

[Dave Murvin <davem@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I am working on connecting a PC with UPS Worldship software via ODBC to the
AS/400 for a client.  The goal is to update the customer order freight
charges when the UPS label is printed.  There are two UPS machines at this
location and if this goes well, they will connect up 3 to 4 additional UPS
machines at other locations.  I have the ODBC connection working and the
database is being updated, but performance is slow in the test
environment.  From the time the "Process Shipment" button is clicked, it
takes 30+ seconds to complete a single shipping transaction.  If I edit an
existing transaction, the entire process can take 45 seconds after the
"Process Shipment" button is pressed.  I am not too excited about this type
of response.

I have a couple of links to check out from the archives, but was wondering
if anyone might have some suggestions specific to the UPS application.  The
client is using the default ODBC connections and I seem to recall that the
defaults are not always the fastest way to go.  Any suggestions on where to
look?  The client is on V5R1, but I do not know what version of client
access they are using (they are using the client access ODBC driver).

I will be trying a "live" test on Monday and would like to have some
possible solutions in hand.

Thanks

Dave Murvin
DRM Enterprises, Inc.
davem@drme.com