>Hi Bruce,
>
>You might try a CLOSE TABLES ALL between iterations. On the surface that might look like lots of extra overhead, but compared to what you're getting, it may be real cheap.
Will try anything...I'll add this to my list of ideas to try today. I have to wait about an hour to see if new ideas work, unfortunately :)
The Anonymous Bureaucrat,
and frankly, quite content not to be
a member of either major US political party.