in reply to Re^4: Bizarre Array Size Disparity
in thread Bizarre Array Size Disparity

I was hoping for some magical perl use like optimization that would make the array much small.

If you can tie the array before it gets built, you could use Tie::Array::Packed::DoubleNative which would give you the memory reduction of the packed string with the convenience of array index.

With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
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The start of some sanity?

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Re^6: Bizarre Array Size Disparity
by sunmaz (Novice) on May 17, 2012 at 18:19 UTC
    Interesting, although I don't think I can do that. (I realize I may have no real recourse here)
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