RE: Fastest way to delete records. -- RPG400-L

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Quazy [mailto:quazy@SoftHome.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 1:04 PM
> To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
> Subject: Fastest way to delete records.
> 
> 
> I have a file with about 10 million records.  It is keyed on  
> Company #, 
> Employee #, and Time stamp.
> 
> I need to delete all records that have a time stamp before a 
> certain time 
> period.
> 
> Any suggestions on the fastest approach?
> Speed is a very important factor. 
> 
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