tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18371456.post3288462854679355179..comments2008-09-10T10:38:43.022-07:00Comments on DB2PORTAL Blog: Database Performance and Row SizeCraig S Mullinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17077237739217901780noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18371456.post-46677073803857279732008-09-10T10:38:00.000-07:002008-09-10T10:38:00.000-07:00Craig,You make an excellent point but you also mis...Craig,<BR/><BR/>You make an excellent point but you also missed another (perhaps more subtle) point. Let's say that you want 1000 peaches instead of 100, but you have 5 varieties of peaches and the baskets are all stored in a store room on shelves but they are intermingled. So, you now have to look up 40 locations from which to pull the small peaches and 100 to pull the larger peaches. <BR/><BR/>That means that you not only have to deal with more baskets when you deal with the larger peaches but you also have to spend more time <B>finding</B> them.Ralph D. WIlson IInoreply@blogger.com