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What is faster: insert from memvar or insert fields?
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24/07/2006 15:27:41
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Databases,Tables, Views, Indexing and SQL syntax
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9 SP1
OS:
Windows XP
Database:
Visual FoxPro
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Thread ID:
01139366
Message ID:
01139414
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>>Hi everybody,
>>
>>I'm wondering what is better and faster:
>>
>>select Table1
>>scatter memvar
>>FieldFK = something
>>PointerField = something
>>release cEntered_User, tEntered_Date
>>insert into Table2 from memvar
>>
>>or
>>
>>insert into Table2 (field1, field2, fieldN,...) ;
>>values ;
>>(Val1,Val2, Table1.fieldN,...)
>>
>>I switched from the first to the second, but it doesn't look like I gain a speed increase. I did multiple other changes, so it's hard to compare original code with the new code. But anyway, what do you think?
>>
>>Thanks in advance.
>
>
>If you're inserting a group of records, I'd think
>
>INSERT INTO blah SELECT ...
>
>would be the fastest.
>
>Tamar

This I also implemented where applicable. In the particular case I'm asking we're inserting one record.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is.


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