> But I'm thinking that maybe it's a job for a database table. Each
> new
> row would be written with a status (10="new"). And that the modem
> process would poll for new rows. Problem is there will be lots of
> rows,
> but only a trivial few will be "new". The huge index file and the
> polling seem like a drag on the database, unless there is a way to
> optimize.
create index <name> on <table>( <id> ) where status = 'new';
this index will be very fast.
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