>>Hi Vin,
>>>>Yes, but there can be multiuser considerations. Sometimes you have to bite >>>>it and go the slow route if other users could be on the system at the same >>>>time.
>>>>Well, that could be the case, but there are many situations where deleting >>>>the indexes make sense. I've found that on slow networks in particular, the >>>>time required for importing 200,000 records (and updating say 4 or 5 index >>>>tags on each new row) is a lot more than the time required for importing >>>>without a reindex and then re-creating the tags. I first noticed this when >>>>I was involved in programming mass conversions of data into version 2.x >>>>tables, and with each subsequent upgrade, I have not found any difference >>>>in speed. The moral: definitely worth considering, and depending on >>>>hardware setup, may or may not make a difference.
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>>>>>(A footnote: I did not always find this to be the case if the import was >>>>to a RAM drive, and then the files were copied en masse from the RAM drive >>>>to the physical drive.)

Oh yes, absolutely. I had a sense from the original post that exclusive use was possible, since he said he was already deleting index tags. I've really only worked with this method during mass conversions of data, overnight and weekend tasks where I really really really did not want to be at work too late! And certainly the RAM drive approach feels arcane these days (haven't seen anyone use a RAM drive for a while -- even supported in W2000?)