Bernie Thanks - that's a BIG DUH. Sami take note!!
Razzak the other question - what does the change in CHKDSK FH imply - still holds! David Blocker [EMAIL PROTECTED] 781-784-1919 Fax: 781-784-1860 Cell: 339-206-0261 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bernard Lis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RBG7-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 12:47 PM Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: New installer - Thank you!!! > David, > They all show up on the screen, just move your slide bar to the right and > you will see them. > > My question is how do we use these or are they automatically used. Is there > a way to tell how many fh's we use as we zip thru our commands? > > Bernie Lis > P.S. Razzak, I think you opened up a can of worms -- now we want to know > more. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David M. Blocker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "RBG7-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 10:57 AM > Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: New installer - Thank you!!! > > > > > > OK, this email started out about one thing and ends up being about two. > > > > When you have ignorance it's best not to pretend. I did the CHKDSK fh > > command in 6.5++ and in 7.1 build 77. At first I couldn't see what I was > > supposed to be imagining. In 6.5++ I see numbers from 1 - 64. In 7.1 > build > > 77 I saw: > > > > 7 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 > 36 > > 37 38 (On the top line) > > 263 264 265 266 on the second line > > > > But when I dragged over this on the R> prompt screen, pressed Ctrl C and > > then pasted with Ctrl V I suddenly saw: > > > > 7 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 > > 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 > > 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 > > 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 > > 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 > > 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 > 124 > > 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 > 143 > > 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 > 162 > > 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 > 181 > > 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 > 200 > > 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 > 219 > > 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 > 238 > > 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 > 257 > > 258 259 260 261 262 > > 263 264 265 266 > > > > OK so two questions: > > > > 1. Is the point that we have many more file handles? If so, what does > that > > gain us? The ability to handle more data at a time when connected to > other > > data sources or others are trying to handle connections to R:Base? > > > > 2. What's up with the R> prompt display? Why did I not see all the > > numbers? (Width is set at 79; changing it did not change the display) > > > > Puzzled in Sharon, MA > > David Blocker > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 781-784-1919 > > Fax: 781-784-1860 > > Cell: 339-206-0261 > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "A. Razzak Memon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "RBG7-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 10:38 PM > > Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: New installer - Thank you!!! > > > > > > > > > > At 06:26 PM 8/27/2004 -0700, Larry Lustig wrote: > > > > > > > > 01. New low level I/O routines (RBIO.DLL) for > > > > > improved performance. > > > > > > > >Can you suggest in what areas we should expect to > > > >see this improved performance? I'm asking primarily > > > >because I'm not personally familiar with any areas > > > >that look like they could possibly have their > > > >performance improved. > > > > > > > > > This would be most beneficial in a situation where > > > you are connecting to the same database either > > > directly using R:BASE 7.x/8.x, or via Oterro DSN > > > when you have Disk Full or I/O -ERROR-s in a complex > > > multi-user environment. > > > > > > To really see the difference, try the following cool > > > test at the R> prompt. Just type the following and > > > press [Enter]. > > > > > > CHKDSK fh -- file handles > > > > > > Notice the results in 6.x or 7.x (until update 76) > > > and the latest Pre-Release (Update 77 08/27/2004). > > > > > > Notice the difference and imagine the possibilities! > > > > > > This is a MAJOR step forward to enhance R:BASE I/O > > > routines for upcoming updates/versions as well as a > > > few commercial products handling R:BASE applications > > > on Desktop, InterNet, IntraNet, LAN/WAN, RDT using > > > R:BASE 7.x, 8.0 or Oterro 3.x. > > > > > > Originally, the concept of enhanced I/O was implemented > > > in R:BASE V-8 "Turbo" Private Beta, but our development > > > team has decided to incorporate the same routines in > > > current versions of R:BASE and Oterro. "RBIO" is designed > > > to work with R:BASE 7.x/8.x and "OTIO" is designed to > > > work with Oterro 3.x. > > > > > > Wayne Erickson, the head of R:Dream Team, will explain > > > more technical details at the Fall 2004 R:BASE Developers' > > > Conference. http://www.rbase.com/conference > > > > > > The same enhancement has been implemented in the latest > > > private betas of Oterro 3.0 and R:BASE V-8 "Turbo". > > > > > > Hope that provides the insight you are not personally > > > familiar with. > > > > > > Very Best R:egards, > > > > > > Razzak. > > > > > > > > > > >
