"Helen Stein" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I wrote a report in COBOL using embedded SQL. This report opens 5
> insensitive cursors (to avoid locking) sometimes one within the other to
> access data. 5 tables accessed by this report used in the mission critical
> applications that require high performance and speed for insert, update and
> delete operations.
>
> Problems:
>
> 1.. Report runs slower than I was hoping for.
> 2.. Running report noticeably slows down other applications that require
> speed.
>
>
> I would appreciate any advice, thought or suggestion.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Helen
>
>