Size of array

Mark Smith mark at maseurope.net
Sat Nov 17 20:54:33 EST 2007


Shari, I think this can be somewhat dependent on how much ram is  
available, but in my experience, rev handles fairly large arrays very  
well. I've had arrays consisting of 500 or so elements, each  
containing 2000+ items without any problem. So I'd stick with the one  
big array.

Best,

Mark

On 17 Nov 2007, at 21:23, Shari wrote:

> How big of an array have you created without noticing any reduction  
> in speed?
>
> I'm pondering the best way to store a large conglomerate of data,  
> and was hoping for a general guideline as to how humungous of an  
> array I could create without tripping over it.
>
> I'm currently set up to break it into smaller pieces.  However, it  
> would be awesome if I could store the data all together.
>
> The array would have about 300,000 pieces of data, broken into  
> about 300 keys, each with 1000 bits of data.
>
> Currently I have 300 separate arrays planned, only one being loaded  
> at any given time.
>
> Have any of you worked with arrays this size?  Any speed issues?
>
> Shari
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