Re: for flat-file application..which is faster to process data taken from txtfile or .dbf table

"shotokan99" <soft_devjava@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> guys i have this scenario:
>
> from dbf files containing around 300k records im going to replicate
> these data using txtfile..some sort like of a backup. then im going to
> repeat the same process on daily basis.
>
> which is better to use txtfile or dbf file? which is faster?

Is the data read only? If not:
-How are you going to update record 285000 in the text file?
-How are you going to find a record in the text file?

Why not just backup the dbf files?

PR