• You should probably check which columns are in the index vs what you update in the tables... if you're modifying those columns, that'll certainly cause the index to jump about. Also, you should probably ensure that you have an effective clustered index that prevents data from being inserted in the middle of the table on large tables.

    --Jeff Moden


    RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
    First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
    ________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

    Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.


    Helpful Links:
    How to post code problems
    How to Post Performance Problems
    Create a Tally Function (fnTally)