Re: limits of SQL Server???

From: Keith Kratochvil (sqlguy.back2u_at_comcast.net)
Date: 02/18/04


Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 06:34:54 -0600

Great. I suspect that the problem has more to do with your method of data access/retrieval/display than with SQL Server.

Running this statement within Query Analyzer displays the 2155 rows in 0 seconds:

use northwind
go
select * from Invoices

-- 
Keith
"mickey" <newslist@REMOVEMEmicnap.com> wrote in message news:%23Vuam1N9DHA.712@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Keith and Andrew,
> 
> I am swamped with some other stuff right now but will get back to this
> project towards the end of the week.
> 
> I just wanted to post and thank you guys for taking the time to help me out.
> I am not ignoring your posts.
> 
> Once I get a chance to sit down and look at this again and go through your
> suggestions I will report back.
> 
> THANK YOU!!!!!
> 
> Mickey
> 
> "Keith Kratochvil" <sqlguy.back2u@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:e6TVb2L9DHA.440@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> I asked this information last time but did not receive a response.  I will
> re-post my questions to you:
> 
> In addition to the other posts, your speed/performance issues might be
> outside of SQL Server.
> 
> From Query Analyzer:
> run the query/stored procedure that populates the page
> Does the data come back quickly from the database?
> 
> Perhaps the "problem" is the way that the page is rendered within your .asp.
> How can you speed up the process?  Have you tried dumping the data to a
> simple page via response.write (don't worry about formatting for now).  Is
> the page created any faster?
> 
> 
> -- 
> Keith
> 
> 
> "mickey" <newslist@REMOVEMEmicnap.com> wrote in message
> news:%23WTwbc18DHA.1504@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > I am setting up an "expanded view" of all the categories of products
> > available in a shopping cart system.  The list pulls all the categories
> from
> > the database in groups.  See http://www.micnap.com/cart/tek9.asp.  This
> page
> > is really slow to load.  I assume the problem is caused by trying to pull
> > about 400 things from the database because when I switch to using a
> database
> > with only a few records, it's fine.
> >
> > So....my question is....
> >
> > What is the generally accepted limit of # of items that can be pulled from
> > SQL Server without slowing down the page load?  Am I just asking too much
> > with 400 items?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mickey
> >
> > P.S.  I realize that it is pulling the 400 categories twice because it's
> > also putting them into a dropdown box in addition to the list but it's
> still
> > slow with just the list.
> >
> > P.S.S.  And no, they do not want the list as their main navigation for
> their
> > shopping cart.  The list is too long.  They want it as an added feature
> for
> > people that know exactly what they are looking for.  The link is just a
> demo
> > page.
> >
> >
> 
> 


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