>>>>>Then perhaps you should reconsider Naomis suggestion of a filtered index if those selects happen often.
>>>>>Filtered-Indexed Selects should both be similary fast (as the index materializes the set)
>>>>>and still a little bit faster than a normal index on a smallint column
>>>>>and all much faster than unindexed ones
>>>>>with slight speed advantage to the smallint in case of updating/refshuffling the values.
>>>>>
>>>>>regards
>>>>>
>>>>>thomas
>>>>
>>>>Thank you for your suggestion. And I will keep it in mind if or ever my app will be designed for SQL 2008 only.
>>>
>>>sorry, missed the version ;-)
>>
>>Not a problem. Sooner or later MSFT will drop support for SQL 2005 (just like they did for VFP <g>) and we will all be using SQL Server 2008.
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>
>I doubt it.
>Not that MS will drop the support, but to make people start using new SQL Server :-)
>Here many firms continue using 2000. Can't make them upgrade. Their reason is:
>
>Than works GREAT!!!
>Why should I spend money for new one?
>I don't care if this will make your life easier ;-)))))))
MSFT will solve this problem very easily; they will buy Bulgaria :))))
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