Hi
Let me have a bet.

The high water mark is actually the position of the
"last" entry in the detail set.
So rounding the figures:
No Of records   High water mark Deleted rec chain
350000           350000                0
100000-
250000           250000                0
150000-
100000           250000           150000
100000+
200000           250000            50000

The first deletion removes 100,000 from the end of the
dataset, which leaves the last entry or HWM at
250,000.
There is no need for a deleted entry chain.
The second deletion of 150,000 does not include the
last entry so the HWM remains at 250,000 and the
deleted entry chain goes to 150,000.
Adding back the first 100,000 uses the spaces in the
deleted entry chain, UNLESS you have the HWMPUT set
on.

DO I WIN?

Regards
John Edwards


--- Doug Werth <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Doug,
> >
> > But Steve Bruno ended up with a _lower_ HWM not a
> higher one in the last
> stage.
> > How does that happen?
> >
>
> Whoops!  Re-read the original post. You are
> absolutely right, it did go
> down.  I thought it had gone up. Sorry for the
> mis-information.
>
> Doug.
>
> Doug "cleaning his contacts" Werth     Beechglen
> Development Inc.
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> Cincinnati, Ohio
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