> 2- that the cost of any approach to ensure such "alignment" will not be so > significant that it compromises system performance.
Ooppps! That should have read: 2- that the cost of any approach to ensure such "alignment" *will be* so significant that it compromises system performance. Sean P.S. Reminder: Nikolay worked for BroadView for several years. If the solution was simple, we wouldn't be having this discussion right now. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel