Bill, Very good illustration. I have been to a foreign country where I did not know the language and you are correct in how long it could take to find what you are looking for – provided you could even find it in the country.
James Belisle Making Information Systems People Friendly Since 1990 [cid:[email protected]] From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill Downall Sent: Friday, June 03, 2016 10:41 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [RBASE-L] - speeding up searches in a view Mike, If you went to the grocery store intending to buy 3 items, and you knew ahead of time exactly where they were located, it would take you three or five minutes. If you went to a grocery store in a foreign country, where there were no signs over aisles that you could read, and things were arranged differently than you were used to, and you had to walk up and down each aisle looking for your three items, it could take you over an hour. That's the difference between using an index and doing a sequential search. Bill On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 11:29 AM, Mike <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I am surprised that doing two things takes 20 times longer rather than twice as long. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBASE-L" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBASE-L" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
