On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 08:35:25AM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > Maybe. What I do know is that Perl's regex functionality has been > *highly* optimized over the years. So, if the task is pattern > matching over large datasets, Perl is the language to use, even over > compiled languages.
Take a look at libpcre* -- Chris. ====== "One, with God, is always a majority, but many a martyr has been burned at the stake while the votes were being counted." -- Thomas B. Reed -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]