Re: Questions
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = >Why the limit? Is it the same for mac and NT?We no longer make public the technical underpinnings of the algorithms thatguide WebCatalog, because the resulting discussion causes too muchconfusion (and is often secret for competetive reasons). Suffice it to saythat WebCatalog has a extremely efficient caching algorithm that providesvery speedy access to databases. If you create a WebDNA page that accesses1000 databases by doing 1000 embedded [Search] contexts, it will work fine.Perhaps the only time you would run into trouble would be if you created1000 *nested* searches, which is not only silly, but also slow.But to answer your question, the reason for any limits is for efficiency,just like SQL, FileMaker, Access, or any other commercial product -- all ofwhich have limits to the number of databases open at one time (they justdon't publish their tech specs).Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ==== eCommerce for the Rest of Us ====Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant,11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster,San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/
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>Why the limit? Is it the same for mac and NT?We no longer make public the technical underpinnings of the algorithms thatguide WebCatalog, because the resulting discussion causes too muchconfusion (and is often secret for competetive reasons). Suffice it to saythat WebCatalog has a extremely efficient caching algorithm that providesvery speedy access to databases. If you create a WebDNA page that accesses1000 databases by doing 1000 embedded
[search] contexts, it will work fine.Perhaps the only time you would run into trouble would be if you created1000 *nested* searches, which is not only silly, but also slow.But to answer your question, the reason for any limits is for efficiency,just like SQL, FileMaker, Access, or any other commercial product -- all ofwhich have limits to the number of databases open at one time (they justdon't publish their tech specs).Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ==== eCommerce for the Rest of Us ====Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant,11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster,San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/
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