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Home -> Community -> Usenet -> c.d.o.server -> Re: Indexing TNSNAMES?
_And_ apparently, even the scan through the buffered contents does not short-circuit when a match is found.
-Kevin
"Connor McDonald" <connor_mcdonald_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:3BF13514.1F08_at_yahoo.com...
> Ed Stevens wrote:
> >
> > A few days ago I posted a question here (see "Puzzling Results of
> > Using Bequeaqth") that didn't draw any responses, so I posted it to
> > MetaLink. (I generally find this NG provides faster response and
> > better advice than MetaLink). Their response was to point me to a
> > white paper -- CR 212951 --that didn't even approach the subject of my
> > question, but did have a couple of statements I found interesting:
> >
> > "When a client application initiates a transaction to retrieve data
> > from a server, the entire Tnsnames.ora file is read."
> >
> > "Instead of reading the entire file and scanning for the relevant
> > entry, it is better to implement an indexing method."
> >
> > First, while I had never been told otherwise, I always assumed
> > tnsnames was read until the relevant entry was found, rather than
> > reading the entire file into a buffer then scanning. Right or wrong?
> >
> > Second, and much more interesting . . . I've never heard of indexing
> > tnsnames. What is this all about?
> >
> > BTW, I'm still searching for an answer to my question in "puzzling
> > performance results with bequeath connection" if anyone wants to take
> > a crack at it.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > - Ed Stevens
> > --
> > Ed Stevens
> > (Opinions expressed do not necessarily represent those of my employer.)
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