IOW it was faulty network:)
Cetin

>David,
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>Yes, I do know that the Upper() would make a difference. In my case all three fields are key fields and entries are in upper case only.
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>I really don't know what the problem was (or if they really had a problem) but once I added two more fields to the WHERE expression, the time for the query went down considerably. A few minutes ago I talked to the customer and we timed it (while I was on the telephone), and it took 3 seconds.
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>So, I can rest this weekend <g> (I am kidding, of course, I never rest <g>).
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>>Dmitry,
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>>But you know it makes a difference if the index expression is upper(fieldname) right?
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>>If sys(3054) is reporting full then I suspect it's a network performance issue. Other things to look at are anti-virus software.
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