RE: [firebird-support] Re: how can the creation of fb_sort files be avoided? 2.2 GB of fb_sort files

2018-08-09 Thread 'Paul Beach' pbe...@mail.ibphoenix.com [firebird-support]
<< it may be worth considering and adjunct piece of software to Firebird, called "HqBird", which uses Firebird as its base database engine. "HqBird" was designed for Firebird databases that are by necessity very large and require more power and capabilities than the standard version may offer.

Re: [firebird-support] Re: how can the creation of fb_sort files be avoided? 2.2 GB of fb_sort files

2018-08-08 Thread Mark Rotteveel m...@lawinegevaar.nl [firebird-support]
On 2018-08-08 20:58, 'River~~' river14ap...@gmail.com [firebird-support] wrote: > Suggestion: if you have admin rights on the machine install a ramdisk > (there are several available for Windows and MS themselves offered > them for some earlier Windows versions) as say R: and tell Windows to >

Re: [firebird-support] Re: how can the creation of fb_sort files be avoided? 2.2 GB of fb_sort files

2018-08-08 Thread 'River~~' river14ap...@gmail.com [firebird-support]
Suggestion: if you have admin rights on the machine install a ramdisk (there are several available for Windows and MS themselves offered them for some earlier Windows versions) as say R: and tell Windows to use R: for temp files. In older versions of Windows you set up TEMP=R: TMP=R: as the

Re: [firebird-support] Re: how can the creation of fb_sort files be avoided? 2.2 GB of fb_sort files

2018-08-07 Thread Dalton Calford dalton.calf...@gmail.com [firebird-support]
Hi James, I have a couple of questions about your configuration before I give any suggestions. You specify you are wanting to get rid of sort files. Sort files are a tool the engine uses to hold information before sending them to the user. Depending upon your queries, sort files are required

Re: [firebird-support] Re: how can the creation of fb_sort files be avoided? 2.2 GB of fb_sort files

2018-08-07 Thread Alexey Kovyazin a...@ib-aid.com [firebird-support]
Hello, Since you have enough RAM, you can increase TempCacheLimit in firebird.conf, for example, set 20Gb. Fb_sort_xxx files will be created only if sorting will require more than TempCacheLimit. Regards, Alexey Kovyazin IBSurgeon On 07.08.2018 10:35, bieten2...@yahoo.de [firebird-support]

Re: [firebird-support] Re: how can the creation of fb_sort files be avoided? 2.2 GB of fb_sort files

2018-08-07 Thread Dimitry Sibiryakov s...@ibphoenix.com [firebird-support]
07.08.2018 9:35, bieten2...@yahoo.de [firebird-support] wrote: > it would be great if I where to receive an answer to this question :-) > I am unsure whether the issue is so easy to answer that everyone thinks it is > self explanatory Sort files are created when you issue queries with plan