Xref: utzoo comp.sys.mac:17554 comp.sys.mac.programmer:1407 comp.sys.mac.hypercard:827 comp.databases:1116 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!mailrus!ames!amdahl!apple!dan From: dan@Apple.COM (Dan Allen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.mac.programmer,comp.sys.mac.hypercard,comp.databases Subject: Re: HyperCard performance analysis with large datasets: Some answers Keywords: Better than I expected... Message-ID: <12772@apple.Apple.COM> Date: 24 Jun 88 17:21:48 GMT References: <5100@dasys1.UUCP> Reply-To: dan@apple.apple.com.UUCP (Dan Allen) Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA Lines: 12 In article <5100@dasys1.UUCP> alexis@dasys1.UUCP (Alexis Rosen) writes: >5) I used version 1.0.1 for these tests. It is known to be much slower than >version 1.2 et al. Nevertheless, I don't think that there is any performance >difference between the two, in this text-search situation. >seconds. For serious database work on the Mac, there is only one choice... 1.2 has speeded up the text-search situation. But in order for it to be faster, you must do a Compact Stack TWICE on the stack. It will then search 6 times faster. Dan Allen Apple Computer