On Wed, May 05, 2004 at 04:35:33PM -0000, lnd@hnit.is wrote: > DB2, as far as I know, uses some precompiled SQL files which may make a > difference if used or not used. Unless it's changed in version 8, the 'precompiled SQL files' are just generated C code that's turned into C stored procedures. These C stored procedures talk to the database through their normal C interface, so the only benefit you get is that the stored procs are run in the same process as the database. -- Jim C. Nasby, Database Consultant jim@nasby.net Member: Triangle Fraternity, Sports Car Club of America Give your computer some brain candy! www.distributed.net Team #1828 Windows: "Where do you want to go today?" Linux: "Where do you want to go tomorrow?" FreeBSD: "Are you guys coming, or what?" ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org