I found the resize program and all it did was place the new mod in 013 of the DL/ID. Its only proof was that it was numeric and not 'even'. Pretty pathetic.
Thanks Mark Johnson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allen E. Elwood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org> Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 4:20 PM Subject: RE: [U2] Prime number file modulos > >P.S. Could "SLOW" stand for System Loves Overflow Workspace? > > Since someone lacked the ability to calculate a prime number, maybe its > > Serious Lack Of Writhmatic > > which fails the English test as well ;) > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mark Johnson > Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 05:53 > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > Subject: Re: [U2] Prime number file modulos > > > I just got a copy of the stat report and found over 100 files who's mods are > either obviously not prime, ie 1000 or someone's stupid assumption that 1001 > is prime. Plus many of these files are 200%-500% under mod'd (is that a > word?). Plus it's the second slowest client of mine (my microdatas are > currently the slowest, but sized properly). > > I'm checking to see if there's an erroneous resize program or an erroneous > resize programmer. Not truly understood back in the day (circa 1978), but > prime numbers were stringently insisted when learning MV101. > > Thanks. > Mark Johnson > > P.S. Could "SLOW" stand for System Loves Overflow Workspace? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org> > Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 5:05 PM > Subject: Re: [U2] Prime number file modulos > > > > The funniest or most gruesome file tuning that I've seen was > > a few years ago, at a site that I won't name, who had a master > > file with a modulo of exactly 100 and where 99% of the ids > > were numbers ending in 00. > > > > Definitely not tuned by "FAST" - - maybe they'd used "SLOW"? > > > > Answering Mark's question, "did it really matter to be prime?" > > . . . No, but if your group distribution is extremely lumpy > > or spiky, then, as Henry Eggers once said, your file is walking > > around with a sign taped to the back of its shirt, saying, > > "Hit Me!". > > > > -- > > CONFIDENTIALITY: The information transmitted is intended > > only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and > > may contain material that is confidential, privileged and > > exempt from disclosure under applicable law. > > Any review, re-transmission, dissemination or other use of, > > or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information > > by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is > > prohibited. > > If you received this in error, please contact the sender > > and delete the material in a secure receptacle or by > > shredding the document (s). > > -- > > > > > > > > -----Mark Johnson wrote: ----- > > To: <u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org> > > From: "Mark Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Date: 08/30/2005 09:16AM > > Subject: [U2] Prime number file modulos > > > > A little non-U2 but I'm sure still answerable by many experienced MV > > persons. > > > > One client (AP-Pro, Native) reported to me a bunch of GFE's. Upon further > > investigation, all of the involved data files had non-prime modulos. > > > > This begs the question. Did it really matter to be prime. I understand the > > concept of prime numbers and the many forms of hashing so let's not > deviate > > into a hashing thread debate. I'm just interested to learn first-hand > > observations on native systems with non-prime file modulos. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > Mark Johnson > > ------- > > u2-users mailing list > > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > > ------- > > u2-users mailing list > > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > ------- > u2-users mailing list > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > ------- > u2-users mailing list > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
