[ic] st=db or not st=db, that is the question

[Jeff Dafoe]

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Subject: [ic] st=db or not st=db, that is the question


> I'm running the default db on 4.9.3, and I'm wondering if it's faster to
run
> a search through the db (st=db) or the index (.txt) file?  Also, is there
> any way to make the sort random?

For the st=db versus text issue, unless you are using a where clause, text
is faster.  Check out

http://www.icdevgroup.org/pipermail/interchange-users/2002-October/028326.ht
ml


Jeff