Is it possible to get rid of the "t_natts" fields in the tuple header? Is this field only for "alter table add/drop" support? Then it might possible to get rid of it and put the "t_natts" field in the page header, not the tuple header, if it can be assured that when updating/inserting records only a compatible (a page file with the same number of attributes) page file is used. Especially master-detail tables would profit from this, reducing the tuple overhead by another 9%.
Might this be possible? Regards, Mario Weilguni ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])