Thanks Jester, but databases are not my forte, to do it quickly I'd like to just use ActionScript only. Is there anyway I can just load specific sections of the XML or do I have to load the whole file into memory?
On 05/01/06, JesterXL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does it have to stay in that format? Meaning, can you convert it and throw > it into a database? Paging is still an effective methodology, and if you > can throw it in a database, you can then do what Flash does best and load > what you need on the fly. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jonathan Clarke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Flashcoders mailing list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 7:21 PM > Subject: [Flashcoders] Massive XML files and Flash > > > Hi, > > I find myself in a situation where I need to build a tool to analyse > lots of xml data. Thousands of records containing a lot of strings as > well as numericals. I'm sure there are lots of more suitable > applications and languages, but I the only one I know is Actionscript. > Luckily, I know it very well and am more than confident at parsing > XML; however, I've never delt with data on this scale before. So, I'm > interested to know if anyone has any experience of dealing with this > sort of build, and whether it is feasible to expect Flash to handle > it. > > More on the data: I need to cross-reference and check data accross 3 > xml files. They are all big, but the biggest, by way of an example in > Excel form, has 25,000 records each with around 30 fields, often very > string heavy. > > Any tips would be greatly appreciated? > > -- > Jonathan Clarke > 1976 Ltd > http://19seventysix.co.uk > e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > m (UK): +44 773 646 1954 > m (Barbados): +1246 259 9475 > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > [email protected] > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > [email protected] > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > -- Jonathan Clarke 1976 Ltd http://19seventysix.co.uk e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] m (UK): +44 773 646 1954 m (Barbados): +1246 259 9475 _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
