Re: Massive Delete

http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/informix/pubs/library/ids_94.html scroll down and select the "Performance Guide, Version 9.4" in this manual, go to chapter 9, "Fragmentation Guidelines". fragmenting by expression takes some prep work but once set up it really simplifies massive deletes. we use it to speed our partial database refreshes. good luck, Norma Jean Tam OShanter wrote: >Yes. It does sound quite interesting. >Can you provide more information, or at least a hint on where to start >looking for practical examples? > >Thanks Friends, > >Tam. >> ...detach the fragment... >> >[quoted text clipped - 41 lines] >>> Informix-list@iiug.org >>> http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list -- Message posted via DBMonster.com http://www.dbmonster.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/informix/200609/1