to one customer I think the problem was:

>
> a) forced writes were switched off
> b) there were quite often network problems.

Forced writes are ON.
Network problems. AFAIK none.

>
> Maybe it would be helpful if you use INTEGER as primary keys

instead of

> VARCHARS and let these INTs be assigned by using generator values.
> (I never was a friend of using a VARHCAR pk; that's what generators

are

> for - supplying a meaningless unique key)

Yes.
But some of the DB was designed before I came around.
So I have to live with some of the flaws.......

Everything new I do is always with a PK of type INTEGER updated by a
trigger


Thank you anyway......


Michael