>Have you tried this with Oracle or similar commercial database?
I have timed COPY/LOAD times for Postgresql/Mysql/Oracle/Db2 - the rough comparison is : Db2 and Mysql fastest (Db2 slightly faster) Oracle approx twice as slow as Db2 Postgresql about 3.5-4 times slower than Db2 However Postgresql can sometimes create indexes faster than Mysql .... so that the total time of COPY + CREATE INDEX can be smaller for Postgresql than Mysql. Oracle an Db2 seemed similarish to Postgresql with respect to CREATE INDEX regards Mark ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]