> It is slow. However, being able to utilize all 16 logical cores on the dual-processor xserve takes it from being “too slow” > to “ok with a warning that this is slow”. Even still, it takes 30 seconds or so to find possible duplicates in a set of 1000 names.
What algorithm(s) are you using and against what RDBMS? Several engines have some fuzzy comparators baked in. If you could move the fuzzy matches onto the server, it might work faster. ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:[email protected] **********************************************************************
