Re: Raw is SUPPERIOR -Reply

PMEAD@HANYS.ORG wrote: >>Please detail the exact steps to change the blocksize of an Informix >>database. I think you're confused. There is no way to change the page >>size of a normal dbspace/chunk with an OnLine database, regardless >>of version, so I'm thinking either you're confused, or I don't understand >>what you're trying to say. >Mea Culpa I thought since there is a parameter called buffer size that set >the page size to the hardware size that this would actually be >configurable. However my original assertion should still hold since the >informix read size is set by the buffer size (version 7) which is set to the >same size as the operating system uses on file system read operations. >Phil Mead This is exactly right! The page size is contained in the onconfig file and Informix preaches that you do not change it. I have been working this thread with pmead@hanys.org over raw file versus cooked file theory for a little while now. entrican@exo.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Entrican AppWorks, Inc. - Yorba Linda CA entrican@exo.com