Ahhha - thanks Razzak 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: Saturday, August 28, 2004 8:14 PM Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: New installer - Thank you!!!
> > Bernie Lis and David Blocker, > > I guess you didn't read my message in its entirety <g>. > > Towards the end of my message (see below), I mentioned: > > *** > 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 > *** > > Meanwhile, as a private beta tester of pre-release update > 77, try the latest version in a *large* network environment > and see if you notice any difference. Send your feedback > to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You may also try to RELOAD a *huge* R:BASE database, build > or pack KEYS or use search/select queries for a *large* > dataset with proper KEYS/INDEX and see if you notice any > difference. Send your feedback to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Very Best R:egards, > > Razzak. > > > At 12:47 PM 8/28/2004 -0400, Bernie Lis wrote: > > >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. > > > At 10:57 AM 8/28/2004 -0400, David Blocker wrote: > > >... 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? > > > At 10:38 PM 8/27/2004 -0400, A. Razzak Memon wrote: > > >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. >
