>I figured the OS would load the file in blocks, but I thought the blocks >might only be 12k or something like that.
>I am surprised at the levels of concern over memory reading in <20 MB files. >Don't most people have 1+ GB now? I've got 2... I'm just surprised that >using at most 1% of my total ram would be a concern. >Thanks for the responses, I'll do the line by line. >- B You did not specify, OS, server or workstation, or hardware configuration so I think most were responding conservatively assuming you were running on a server with shared resources (that said though, I am not sure why they don't think disk i/o is a possible performance issue). If you know there is plenty memory dedicated to you to throw at whatever you want then use it. Memory is faster than disk. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This email is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this email by anyone else, unless expressly approved by the sender or an authorized addressee, is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action omitted or taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you believe that you have received this email in error, please contact the sender, delete this e-mail and destroy all copies. ============================================================================== -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
