Performance test with -F (Was Postgres Speed or lack thereof)

>For example my postmaster start script looks like>
>
>nohup postmaster -i -o "-F" >server.log 2>&1 </dev/null &
>

I trayed the -F option and the results is bellow. I use a C program (libPQ)
that read from 3 dbf files and past it to 3 tables in postgreSQL 4.0.0.
Eche row in dbf file generate a SQL insert command. I´m not using begin
transaction and commit to make all insert in just one transaction.

Test  without -F option:

table 1: 697 rows = 4' 39"
table 2: 22760 rows = 1h 9' 37"
table 3: 22758 rows = 43' 44"
index/vacuun/grant all tables 12' 58" 
Total time: 2h 10' 58"

Test  with -F option (dbf file was updated and grow up a litle):

table 1: 698 rows = 1' 52"
table 2: 22798 rows = 15' 38"
table 3: 22796 rows = 7' 42"
index/vacuun/grant all tables 11' 39" 
Total time: 36' 51"  ~= 72% reducion in time 

it will allow me to update postgreSQL tables from the dbf 2 times a day
insted of one at night!

Thank you who point me the -F option. I will tray with begin transaction
and commit to make all inserts in just one transaction

Roberto




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