Re: write to disk in cooked files

guest <guest@bomus1.appl.ge.com> wrote: > >Hi , > When we are using cooked files , when a write is issued by informix to the > OS "UNIX" it returns a write successful . Now my question is where exactly is > the write performed i.e to the buffer or to the disk ? > If it is performed to the buffer what would happen if the data got > corrupted or erased before writing to the disk ? > Does informix keep track of disk writes done by "UNIX" ? > >regards, >vikas . The write is issued to the Unix OS --- where it will end up in the Unix buffers to be flushed by the Unix OS. As far as Informix is concerned, the write is complete. In my opinion, you are a lot better off using raw chunks instead of cooked files. ___________________________________________________________ Jay Aymond United Life & Annuity Insurance Company Email: jay@ulife.com