> On Thu, 3 Dec 1998, Nicholas Humfrey wrote: > > > > > On Wed, 2 Dec 1998, Dustin Sallings wrote: > > >it sounds like you're looking at the wrong tool for a particular job. > > > > I am trying to get the best of both worlds. A good relational database > > system as well as being able to do text searches in mutiple fields. > > > > On Thu, 3 Dec 1998, Marc G. Fournier wrote: > > >See the 'fulltextindex' directory under the contrib directory. > > > > How fast is PostgreSQL at searching for text. Should I, as Dustin Sallings > > wrote look for a different relational database system ? I like PostgreSQL's > > features especially free source code, so I can run it on different > > platforms (Sparc,PPC,i486 etc.) Is there a more suitable free system > > available ? > > From reading the README file in the fulltextindex directory, it > looks like the way they implemented it should be as fast as any other of > the indices....check the README file and see what you think... Yes, it should be. -- Bruce Momjian | http://www.op.net/~candle [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 853-3000 + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026
