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QUESTION POSED ON: 23 August 2007
How can I access a sequential file faster with the help of index? Can we use a SELECT statement with index clause to achieve this?


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Yes, indexes can help the performance of some SELECT statements, provided you have the proper indexes in place for the query optimizer to use.

To get a better understanding of how DB2 for i5/OS can utilize indexes to improve performance, I'd strongly recommending reading the Indexing & Statistics Strategy white paper online.




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