Perhaps it is feasible for you to bypass object inflation. 1) "DBIx::Class is not built for speed, it's built for convenience and ease of use, but sometimes you just need to get the data, and skip the fancy objects."
http://search.cpan.org/~frew/DBIx-Class-0.08200/lib/DBIx/Class/Manual/Cookbook.pod#Skip_row_object_creation_for_faster_results 2) "If the HashRefInflator solution above is not fast enough for you, you can use a DBIx::Class to return values exactly as they come out of the database" http://search.cpan.org/~frew/DBIx-Class-0.08200/lib/DBIx/Class/Manual/Cookbook.pod#Get_raw_data_for_blindingly_fast_results _______________________________________________ List: Catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk Listinfo: http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/catalyst Searchable archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/catalyst@lists.scsys.co.uk/ Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/