Finding

[Rob Cozens]

>When I said, "way too slow" before, that was because I need to perform (on
>average) ten such searches per user request...since the user is often
>searching on ten different variables per request. So if it took 1 second per
>search, that would total 10 seconds...and that's before the results are even
>analyzed. It's just too long.

Richard,

If the data you are searching is relatively static, you might
considerindexing it (& thus increasing the RAM requirements to store data
AND index).  If the data is dynamic, I'd need to know more particulars
before offering another suggestion.

Rob Cozens
CCW, Serendipity Software Company

"And I, which was two fooles, do so grow three;
Who are a little wise, the best fooles bee."

from "The Triple Foole" by John Donne (1572-1631)