HP 3000 Manuals

KSAM/3000 Reference Manual

Appendix B  KSAM/3000 INTERNAL 
            STRUCTURE AND TECHNIQUES 

OVERVIEW 

KSAM files can be used efficiently without any knowledge of how the files
are structured or how file blocking and size is determined.  The default
values provided for file capacity, key blocking, number of key entries,
and so forth are effective in many applications.  This appendix provides
the sophisticated programming staff with information on how KSAM files
are structured, how disc space is allocated to a KSAM file, and how
memory space is allocated for the Extra Data Segments used when a KSAM
file is modified or accessed.  Such information may be useful for
improving performance based on the particular application.

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