Re: Timestamp vs Date/time Decimal fields, Overhead in RPG programs... -- RPG400-L

Subject: Re: Timestamp vs Date/time Decimal fields, Overhead in RPG programs...
From: David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:22:38 -0500
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George Lopez wrote:

From what I heard from Bob Cozzi years many years ago there is a
disadvantage using timestamp field in physical file instead of the
tried and true date and time decimal fields in terms of speed if you are
doing mass update of those fields in an RPG progam? Or is that not
true anymore?

Although I don't have any empirical evidence ... my gut says that the overhead is no longer a significant factor.

david

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