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I'd address COMPRESS(*NO) on the second CPYF; I think FROMRCD(1) COMPRESS(*NO) invokes a block copy routine. -rf > -----Original Message----- > From: midrange-l-bounces@midrange.com [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@midrange.com] On Behalf Of > Richard B Baird > Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 1:36 PM > To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion > Subject: Re: SQL Delete question > > > Dennis, > > does this file need 24x7 availability? is there a couple hours you can > block access to it? > > files with that many deleted records have a performance penalty. plus, you > are still wasting all that space, because the dead records are still part > of the allocation of the file. > > With a file that size, and with the number of records you want to delete > (sounds to me like it might be a lot more than what will be left when done) > i would suggest doing something like this: > > CPYF FROMFILE(BPCSF/ESN) TOFILE(WRKLIB/WRKFILE) CRTFILE(*YES) > FROMRCD(1) INCREL( > (*IF SNDESC *NE 'Billing date: approx. 4/15/02 March 2002 usage') > (*AND SNDESC *NE 'the other description you are looking for')) > (*AND SNDESC *NE 'the third description you are looking for'). > > then: > > CPYF FROMFILE(WRKLIB/WRKFILE) FROMFILE(BPCSF/ESN) MBROPT(*REPLACE) > FROMRCD(1) > > I believe the cpyf will run quicker than your sql delete, and even quicker > because when you specify FROMRCD(1), it reads the file sequentially, rather > than by key. > > you will be much happier with the results (no deleted records in file) and > I truely believe it will be much faster. BUT it does require that the file > be locked down from start to finish. > > hth, > > rick > > _______________________________________________ > This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list > To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/midrange-l > or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@midrange.com > Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives > at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l.
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