>I just completed running a test using the Deleted()
>Index tag. I created 2 Identical Tables of about
>1.7 Million records, one with the deleted() Tag and
>one without.
>
>I ran a series of identical queries and below are the results:
>
> With Deleted() Tag Avg of 24.4152 Seconds
>Without Deleted() Tag Avg of 16.5155 Seconds
>
>And yes set deleted is ON.
>
>Note: SYS(3054) Returns Full optimization on "With Deleted Tag"
> and Partial Optimization on "Without Deleted Tag".
>
>Go Figure!

I always thought that deleted() should be slower.