At 08:38 PM 26/04/2007, you wrote:

> > In your case, if your first query initiates the garbage collecting
> > process this can explain why it is slow and why the next ones are
> > fast (there's simply no more back versions (garbage)).
>
>Would FB scan to see if there are garbage for cleanup upon startup

Yes

>even though there isn't?

It won't know until it checks.

> By the way, I'd like clarify that the
>sluggishness only occurs after cold start of the machine. Shutting
>down the FB and restarting FB does not cause the sluggish response.
>So, it may probably related to Windows cache.

Remind us: what version of Windows do you use and what is the name
of your database file?

Also: how do you know it is sluggish? I mean, tell us what is your
first encounter with the database after the machine has been
cold-started. What is it meant to do, and what does it do instead?

./heLen