Hi Bob,

BL> The constraints are that this tool must continue to run during the
BL> clean up process.

Does that tool run 24/24 7/7?
If not, you could create some cron task (there should be something
like cron even in Windows environment) and run the cleanup process
while the tool is not running.
I would also create an index on the "date" field so the clean up tool
can find the oldest ones more quickly.

Kind regards,
Matteo

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