there was a thread discussing the performance differneces just recently...
http://www.nabble.com/forum/Search.jtp?forum=44&local=y&query=MultiReader+MultiSearcher : Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 16:34:08 +0100 : From: Mike Streeton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : Reply-To: java-user@lucene.apache.org : To: java-user@lucene.apache.org : Subject: Searcher performance : : What performs best across multiple indexes: : : : : Each index with an IndexReader with an IndexSearcher on top and the : searchers linked with a ParallelMultiSearcher : : : : Or : : : : Each index with an IndexReader linked with a MultiReader and an : IndexSearcher on top : : : : Many Thanks : : : : Mike : : : : www.ardentia.com the home of NetSearch : : : : -Hoss --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]