Re: [lookup] vs. [search]

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 16532
interpreted = N
texte = >>Grant, what would you guess is the break-even point, in terms of speed and/or processing demands, between using a series of lookups and using a search context? > >I'd have to guess 2-3 at most, statistically speaking (for instance, if the lookup finds the item in record 1 of 1,000,000 it will stop looking immediately). If you set your search to case-sensitive and use eqFIELDNAMEdata, then it's extremely close to the speed of lookup. > >You can test for yourself using [elapsedtime] to see which is better with your particular data.Thanks, your guess is plenty good enough for me ... :)Sincerely, Ken Grome 808-737-6499 WebDNA Solutions mailto:ken@webdna.net http://www.webdna.net Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [lookup] vs. [search] (Kenneth Grome 1998)
  2. Re: [lookup] vs. [search] (Grant Hulbert 1998)
  3. [lookup] vs. [search] (Kenneth Grome 1998)
>>Grant, what would you guess is the break-even point, in terms of speed and/or processing demands, between using a series of lookups and using a search context? > >I'd have to guess 2-3 at most, statistically speaking (for instance, if the lookup finds the item in record 1 of 1,000,000 it will stop looking immediately). If you set your search to case-sensitive and use eqFIELDNAMEdata, then it's extremely close to the speed of lookup. > >You can test for yourself using [elapsedtime] to see which is better with your particular data.Thanks, your guess is plenty good enough for me ... :)Sincerely, Ken Grome 808-737-6499 WebDNA Solutions mailto:ken@webdna.net http://www.webdna.net Kenneth Grome

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