Hi Jason,

I agree, but, if you make that ,let's say, "ACTIVE" field
create table ... (
...
ACTIVE char(1) check value in ('Y', 'N'),
...

and, then, an index:
create index ... on THAT_TABLE (ACTIVE);

and after that you make a view like this:

create view ... as select * from THAT_TABLE where ACTIVE = 'Y';

selecting from that view shoud be fast enough because the count of the
"active rows" it will be small.
On the other hand, I don't know which is the maximum rows per table limit of
Interbase. This could be a problem ! In this case I see that Hellen (I
think) gaved you a good idea: "delete them more often".

From: "Jason Chapman (JAC2)" <jason@...>

> That's a pretty scary number of "fluff" records 36 - 72 million a year.

We

> have a DB with 100 million + records and it gets a little flustered if you
> ask it the wrong question (that requires multiple index merges).

Regards !
Raul.



-------------------------------------------------------
Xnet scaneaza automat toate mesajele impotriva virusilor folosind RAV AntiVirus.
Xnet automatically scans all messages for viruses using RAV AntiVirus.

Nota: RAV AntiVirus poate sa nu detecteze toti virusii noi sau toate variantele lor. Va rugam sa luati in considerare ca exista un risc de fiecare data cand deschideti fisiere atasate si ca MobiFon nu este responsabila pentru nici un prejudiciu cauzat de virusi.
Disclaimer: RAV AntiVirus may not be able to detect all new viruses and variants. Please be aware that there is a risk involved whenever opening e-mail attachments to your computer and that MobiFon is not responsible for any damages caused by viruses.