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

I understand perfectly. My position remains as stated.