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Re: [MacPerl-AnyPerl] storing a DBM file
At 16.09 -0400 1999.08.02, Richard Gordon wrote:
>Better yet, use a real database for storage. I don't know whether
>15,000 records x 15 fields is actually stretching the limits of dbm
>or not, but I do know that this is enough stuff to warrant a heavier
>duty solution.
Depends on the needs. I actually have databases with many fields (6-12)
that number more than 15,000 records (25K or so?), and DBM is the best
approach in this case, as it takes up the fewest resources and gives me the
fastest access. The database is also completely static, so I don't need to
do any updates, and I don't need to run any queries other than a simple
fetch to a key. So as I said, depends on the needs.
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Chris Nandor mailto:pudge@pobox.com http://pudge.net/
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