George,

>>But again this is an academical question because:
>>1. We don't have much control how files should be fragemented
>>2. With HD and OS chaching it is difficult to measure these things.
>>3. With RAID controlers or tables stored on differen HDs, seek time schemes get more complicated to determine.
>>

>I disagree. We do have control over whether or not a file is fragmented by doing periodic file maintenance. I pointed this out in my second post to Jim that I referenced above. He pointed out that Windows will try to produce an unfragmented file when it is written. By re-creating tables and indexes we have a degree of control over this.

Please read carefully. I've acknowledge this point to JimN a long time ago. I said: We don't have much control of how files should be fragmented. It seems there is nothing to disagree on here.

>OTOH, hoping that you'll get better performance with fragmented files gives you no control.

>Let's leave it at this. We have a difference of opinion. I respect your's, and I hope that you'll respect mine. I assume that you're comfortable with your's. I know I'm confortable with mine.

I think I do understand your position and its really not that different from mine. OTOH, I get the impression you don't understand (or don't want to understand) my standpoint in identyfying cases where logical unfragmented dossiers are better.

Walter,