Hi Michael, I came to know that increasing the page size would help in better performance. So I used PRAGMA and set the page size to 32768 using the command, sqlite3_exec (db, "PRAGMA page_size = 32768", NULL, NULL, NULL);
Still result is the same. Taking a time of 110 sec for 50,000 retrievals. Can u suggest me a method by which the performance of retrieval can be increased. -----Original Message----- From: Michael Sizaki [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 12:00 AM To: sqlite-users@sqlite.org Subject: Re: [sqlite] High retrieval time. Please help Anish, > So my problem of retrieving 1,000,000 random records 1,000,000 times > works fine for 15 bytes. But it is taking too long a time for 1k > records. It is almost taking 102 seconds for retrieving 50,000 records > of size 1k. Can u suggest me a way for reducing the time taken for the > same? I have'nt done any changes in my program. The only change I made > was adding primary key to the seq_number column in my data insertion > program. My guess is that with 15 byte records you operating system keeps the entire database in the file cache and no real IO is done. When you use the 1k records, the entire database does not fit into memory anymore, and therefore real IO is done. That slows database access dramatically down. I guess if you watch the CPU usage in the 15 byte case, its close to 100% and in the 1k case it's very low (an you have a lot of disc access). Michael The information contained in, or attached to, this e-mail, contains confidential information and is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed and is subject to legal privilege. If you have received this e-mail in error you should notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail, delete the message from your system and notify your system manager. Please do not copy it for any purpose, or disclose its contents to any other person. The views or opinions presented in this e-mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. The recipient should check this e-mail and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused, directly or indirectly, by any virus transmitted in this email. www.aztecsoft.com