Re: Retrieval of data from memory

 As others have said, leave it up to the hardware to sort out.

Or, use a different paradigm to solve the problem.  One choice that jumps to
mind is that you write one program that loads all records into its memory
and does exactly the processing you want done.  A parm_in with the
DataStructure filled in as much as possible, and then filled by the program
and returned to the calling program, would resolve your issue?

Especially if you did it as one of those new-fangled procredure things?  Or
did it as a dataque? Either would be an awesome solution in my mind.


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-------Original Message-------

From: rpg400-l@midrange.com
Date: Monday, December 23, 2002 02:33:56
To: Rpg400-L (E-mail)
Subject: Retrieval of data from memory

Hi all,

I need to write a program that reads data into memory, as this data is
accessed many 10,000's of times a day and so I am trying to avoiding
constant access of the data on disk. There is no fixed limit on the number
of records in the file, but probably would be a maximum of 100.

I thought of using an array and lookup op. code on the key of the file. Is
there any better ways of achieving my desired result?

Also, would managing the memory allocation for the array make a significant
difference to performance?

TIA, and Happy and relaxing Holidays to all.

Regards,
Robin
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