> On Fri, 19 Jan 2001, DanO wrote:
>
> >
> > why use a DB?
> >
> > just create an array of dirty words then loop your input thru it with a
> > regex.
> >
> > DanO
> >
>
> Because a DB would probably be faster than creating an array and looping
> through it with a regex.
>
Not really, a db would be slower....
the advantage to a db is ease of storage, ease of use and improved speed for
*larger* scale applications, for an application as simple as the poster is
describing, a db would be fine, but so would a text file. I don't like
arrays, because then it requires a programmer to add dirty word...
-sterling
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