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  3. February 2006

RE: Chaining with a very large file

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Douglas W. Palme
> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 12:15 PM
> To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
> Subject: RE: Chaining with a very large file
> 
> 
> Thanks for the tip, I know sql is out of the question for a 
> file this size 
> and the machine we have.
> 

Nonsense, the logical file you need for native I/O would provide
benefits SQL would use too.

If all you are doing is reading one record, then native I/O should be
faster.

On the other hand, if you what to read 100s or 1000s of records with the
same key you'd find SQL faster.



Charles

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