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There is a nice article about the differences between DDS described physical
and logical files and SQL Defined Tables, Views and Indexes:

Modernizing Database Access
The Madness Behind the Methods
By Dan Cruikshank
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/resources/systems_i_software_db2_pdf_Performan
ce_DDS_SQL.pdf


Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best regards

Birgitta Hauser

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Von: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Im Auftrag von Dennis Lovelady
Gesendet: Tuesday, 12. January 2010 17:31
An: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Betreff: RE: Tables and PFs

I suppose that you could explain that a table is a physical file
create with SQL, that has some particular properties of its own.
e.g.., the data is verified BEFORE it gets written, opposed to a DDS
PF, where the data is verified at read time...

Amazing! Who comes up with these ideas? Certain not an ...

IBM Certified Systems Expert - eServer i5 iSeries

... I hope.

Dennis Lovelady
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