The IAAI Benchmark Library pre-beta version is released!

["Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The IAAI continues to proceed!

The first pre-beta release of the IAAI Benchmark Library is now
available. There are two components: the library itself, in a 20MB ZIP
file containing a V5R1 savefile of the library IAAIBL01, and a short PDF
document that provides a simple overview of the tool. This is all very
preliminary, obviously, and I don't pretend that it's anything like a
"professional" benchmark, but I think it's a great start.

What I found pretty amazing was that the multi-file SELECT INTO was NOT
faster than a simple CHAIN to three files, and in fact was 10 times
slower.  Even more interesting was that when I changed the SELECT from
using a WHERE clause to a JOIN, it took ONE HUNDRED times as long as the
simple CHAIN.

This is some heady stuff, folks.  I hope you all get a chance to mosey
on bu the IAAI and take a look at the information, and maybe download
the library yourself to test on your machine.

Joe
http://forums.plutabrothers.com/IAAI