performance of RevXML

[Klaus Major]

HI Bill,

> Klaus,
>
>> does anyone have some experience/hints with/for the performance  
>> of  RevXML
>> with big XML files? [...] we want to avoid using a "real" database  
>> engine.
>
> Your biggest issue with "big" anything is memory usage, because the  
> source
> table and any transformations you do with it are stored in RAM. As  
> your data
> gets larger and larger, you run the risk of slowing down  
> considerably or
> even running out of it. Not everyone has a gigabyte or more to play  
> with.

Ah, I see, thanks for the info.

> The advantage of using a "real" database engine, like SQLite  
> integrated with
> Rev 2.8.1, is that you'll be able to manipulate large tables with
> high-performance SQL commands, keeping your memory footprint down  
> to just
> what is needed for on-screen display.

Yes, sure, that will be the way to fgo in  a lter release of our  
project.
(Have to bite more through SQL in general first ;-)

> - Bill



Klaus Major
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