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FORIGFILE UP E K DISK
FBKUPFILE O E K DISK
C IF TIMESTAMP <= YYYYMMDD
C WRITE BKUPFILE
C DELETE ORIGFILE
C ENDIF
It's not pretty, and it's not the fastest. But if you compile it and run it
in batch, it will be done before everyone is finished
discussing it. <G>
Quazy
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et> cc:
Sent by: Subject: Re: Fastest way to
delete records.
owner-rpg400-l@mi
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02/08/01 09:13 AM
Please respond to
RPG400-L
sounds good, but I can't create a logical on timestamp alone. As then I
would have many duplicate keys. as there are 40,000 employee numbers each
with many timestamps.
At 01:49 PM 2/7/01 -0800, you wrote:
>Hmm...
>create a logical on the time stamp.
>
>Open Combined Full procedural this file
>Do while not LR
> if TimeStamp <= ToTimeStamp
> Delete Record
> else
> SetOn LR
> EndIf
>End Do
>
>Can anyone think of a faster way?
>
>Regards,
>
>Jim Langston
>
>
>Quazy wrote:
> >
> > 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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