Re: [SQL] Clustering problem

2005-07-11 Thread CG
Why would you then drop the index? Performance and storage issues? I imagine that I would cluster the table at regular intervals to maintain the ordering, so I'd need to to keep the index around, yes? --- PFC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Is it even possible to cluster a table based on th

Re: [SQL] Clustering problem

2005-07-08 Thread PFC
Is it even possible to cluster a table based on the clustering scheme (which is not the link_id ...) from the master table? Can you gurus think of a better strategy? :) (Please??) :) You can create a functional index on a function which returns the desired order by looking in the main t

[SQL] Clustering problem

2005-07-08 Thread CG
I have what I call a "dictionary" table which supports a "master table". This dictionary table is designed to hold generic data : CREATE TABLE sup_data (link_id uniqueidentifier, field_name varchar(255), field_data text) WITH OIDS; ... It works well when you're digging into it to pull the s