Re: Large data set load and access

2003-12-05 Thread Chuck Gadd
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the heads up on this. Unfortunately the only varchar is the gbl_locus field, so I'm not sure how much this would by me for the space. Thanks again, Brad Eacker ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) No, it wouldn't save you any space. I

Re: Large data set load and access

2003-12-04 Thread beacker
>So, if you were willing to give up a little storage space, >make the gbl_locus field a Char(20) instead of a varchar(20) >and see if it speeds things up. I found noticable speed >increase in my selects doing this. Thanks for the heads up on this. Unfortunately the only varchar is the gbl_l

Re: Large data set load and access

2003-12-04 Thread Chuck Gadd
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: mysql> create table gb_locus ( -> gbl_id int primary key, -> gbl_fileID int, -> gbl_locus varchar(20), -> gbl_sizeint, -> gbl_datedate, -> gbl_phylum char(3),