Alex Vishnev wrote:
> Chris,
>
> The problem could very well be in iterator optimization. What I have done is
> bypassed sql++ integrator and used mysql_fetch_row directly on returned
> result set. After I obtain ResUse object reference, I retrieve MYSQL_RES
> with mysql_result() member call from ResUse object. That's how I save 1/2 of
> processing time. However, it is still not as good as loading data from a
> file. right now, it is double the time it takes to load data from the file.
> At the same time, if I go into mysql and copy all rows from one table into
> another, it takes approx 1-2s.
>
> mysql> create table abc select * from oldtab;
> Query OK, 397913 rows affected (1.12 sec)
> Records: 397913 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0
>
> So I am thinking if internally mysql takes 1-2 sec when walking thru old
> table and creating new table, I should get similar performance. Maybe I am a
> little naïve, but.... I did not expect it to be 2 to 3 times worse than I
> have seen in db.
>
> Alex
Well, the query you're using is probably not walking through the records, but
using an optimization that just copies the entire file.
How long does it take to just do a "select * from oldtab" and let it scroll the
output to the screen?
