Re: [lookup] speed sales pitch
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texte = Brian Fries wrote: > There is a sliding point somewhere out there where switching to an SQL > db becomes faster than using a WebDNA .db file, depending on the number > of records, the size of the records, the complexity of the searches, > etc. WebDNA definitely bogs down when the dbs get huge, even if you are > loaded with RAM and fast processors, because WebDNA doesn't utilize > pre-build indexes and hashing algorithms for direct access to records - I don't believe that is true. It was always my understanding that WebCatalog did perform some indexing, but not in a way that the developer had any control over. It is far too fast to be doing exclusively fulltext searches all the time. That said, you are correct that SQL tables with intelligent indexing will surpass WebCat at some point, dependent on lots of not-easily-quantifiable parameters. John -- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4501 Forbes Boulevard Suite H Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5748 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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Brian Fries wrote: > There is a sliding point somewhere out there where switching to an SQL > db becomes faster than using a WebDNA .db file, depending on the number > of records, the size of the records, the complexity of the searches, > etc. WebDNA definitely bogs down when the dbs get huge, even if you are > loaded with RAM and fast processors, because WebDNA doesn't utilize > pre-build indexes and hashing algorithms for direct access to records - I don't believe that is true. It was always my understanding that WebCatalog did perform some indexing, but not in a way that the developer had any control over. It is far too fast to be doing exclusively fulltext searches all the time. That said, you are correct that SQL tables with intelligent indexing will surpass WebCat at some point, dependent on lots of not-easily-quantifiable parameters. John -- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4501 Forbes Boulevard Suite H Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5748 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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