RE: Subfile initial load very slow

More questions to focus on the reason the initial load seems so much
slower:

1) Do you know about how many records are read from the database
to load one subfile record?

2) After initial load, is the subfile reloaded, or are new records
added to existing subfile records?

By tracking program i-o, you might find that performance is not changing
as much as the amout of program i-o is changing

In my experience, subfile i-o is relatively fast compared to database i-o




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Thanks Paul - The program is a simple call from a CL - Displays the
subfile screen with input fields. Once <ENTER> is hit the subfile build
happens. It's the time between the build and redisplay that can be very
long. Not all 3000+ records are part of the subfile.

-----Original Message-----
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Subject: RE: Subfile initial load very slow

Is there anything else occurring when the program initializes? It doesn't
sound like a subfile issue exactly.
Since it only occurs when the program is first loaded it indicates that
there is some initialization going on which may or may not have anything
to
do with the subfile.

Paul Therrien
Andeco Software, LLC
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Maryville, TN 37801
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www.andecosoftware.com

-----Original Message-----
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On Behalf Of Andy Devries
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 2:30 PM
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Subject: Subfile initial load very slow

I've been scratching my head about this one for some time. This is an
RPG400
program. I have a subfile that is loaded from a file that only contains
3200 records. The initial load takes a long time (over a minute). In
subsequent calls to the same program, it responds much better (2-3
seconds).
I've gone into debug - doesn't seem to hang at any location. I've watched
it process (WRKACTJOB) and it seems to do the same process. I have looked
at locked records - doesn't seem to be a problem. Can anyone suggest
other
techniques for debugging this problem. As you can imagine, the users
don't
like the long delay.
Andy