>Is the time the ckpt is held based on how much work it has to do, or how big >the spool is or a combination of both?
Based on work to do. There are also parameters to control how long to go between accesses, and how long to hold the checkpoint once you've accessed it. - Too busy driving to stop for gas! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html