Re: [sqlite] Longest "real" SQL statement

2007-05-10 Thread Stephen Toney
7;) or (uni_11 not like '6%' and uni_11 not like '-1%')) order by system, id This returns 29 columns. I claim no credit for such a rotten data model that requires a query like this -- it was converted from a spreadsheet. In another app we have an insert into that inserts 60 c

Re: [sqlite] Difference in these indices?

2007-03-29 Thread Stephen Toney
ter > by extending the Sqlite file by the size of the index, memory mapping > that area and using it as the buffer. When you are finished you unmap > the area and the index is complete. Using that method you perform no > writes and get a 20-50% speed improvement compared to using t

Re: [sqlite] Difference in these indices?

2007-03-28 Thread Stephen Toney
er of magnitude could be expected. > > By making it an independent program it can be lean, mean and fast and > not touch the regular Sqlite library. > > Stephen Toney wrote: > > On Wed, 2007-03-28 at 08:23 -0600, Dennis Cote wrote: > > > > > &g

Re: [sqlite] Difference in these indices?

2007-03-28 Thread Stephen Toney
worry about locking or journaling etc. That would solve my problem too (thread: "CREATE INDEX performance" on indexing a 5.8-million record table). I'd love something like that! -- Stephen Toney Systems Planning [EMAIL PROTECTED] htt

Re: [sqlite] CREATE INDEX performance

2007-03-27 Thread Stephen Toney
> unseen by the user? Actually, it already is a separate process launched on the server by the web app. But since users can't use the system until the index is built, I show them the progress of the indexing so at least they have something to look at! Thanks, Stephen Stephen Toney Syst

Re: [sqlite] CREATE INDEX performance

2007-03-27 Thread Stephen Toney
ing. (The schema again, in which "value" is a string of max 15 chars: CREATE TABLE keyword (key, contyp int, imagecount int, searchcat int, value, nextword, sec, ipr, fldseq int); CREATE INDEX valuekey on keyword (value, key); Thanks! Stephen Stephen Toney Systems Planning [EMAI

Re: [sqlite] CREATE INDEX performance

2007-03-27 Thread Stephen Toney
On Tue, 2007-03-27 at 11:53 -0600, Dennis Cote wrote: > Stephen Toney wrote: > > > > Meta-question: this is the second time I've asked this question. The > > first was about a month ago and got not a single reply. Is there > > something wrong with my postings? Or

Re: [sqlite] CREATE INDEX performance

2007-03-27 Thread Stephen Toney
is screwy. I'm perfectly willing to assume it's me, but I'd like to learn why. Or if it's SQLite, then my timing observations are of some value. Best, Stephen On Tue, 2007-03-27 at 18:20 +0100, Martin Jenkins wrote: > Stephen Toney wrote: > > > Meta-question: this i

Re: [sqlite] CREATE INDEX performance

2007-03-27 Thread Stephen Toney
ingle reply. Is there something wrong with my postings? Or is this just not an interesting topic? Many thanks, Stephen On Tue, 2007-03-27 at 11:15 -0400, Joel Cochran wrote: > Did you create the index before or after populating the database? > > -- > Joel Cochran > > > &

[sqlite] CREATE INDEX performance

2007-03-27 Thread Stephen Toney
can't see users waiting that long. By comparison, building separate indexes on the two fields in the multi- column index took only 2-3 minutes. Why would it be so much longer for a multi-column index? Thanks for any ideas! -- Stephen Toney Systems Planning [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.syst

[sqlite] CREATE INDEX performance

2007-03-06 Thread Stephen Toney
lumn index? Thanks! -- Stephen Toney Systems Planning [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.systemsplanning.com - To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -

Re: [sqlite] Performance problem

2007-03-01 Thread Stephen Toney
Richard, Thanks for the additional info. I'll look into the multi-column index idea. Sounds as if it might be the solution. Stephen On Thu, 2007-03-01 at 14:42 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Stephen Toney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks, Igor, Richard, and Tom,

Re: [sqlite] Performance problem

2007-03-01 Thread Stephen Toney
instead of UTF-8. Our programs remove these before indexing. I am considering FTS for another project though. I appreciate the suggestion! Stephen -- Stephen Toney Systems Planning [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.systemsplanning.com ---

RE: [sqlite] Performance problem

2007-03-01 Thread Stephen Toney
aid index and > checked that the query plan produced is better. Don't assume this to be > good advice without trying it. :) > > -Tom > > > -Original Message- > > From: Stephen Toney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007

[sqlite] Performance problem

2007-03-01 Thread Stephen Toney
he result is just as bad -- the server times out. Any suggestions would be much appreciated! Stephen Toney Systems Planning [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.systemsplanning.com - To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -