i went ahead right after i read your prior, prior message and downloaded activeperl. i dunno if i did the right thing. anyway i installed it along with other required files for windows 98 but until there i'm stuck. i dunno how to run a perl script using active perl. i tried to but all i got was an odd ms-dos window that pops up for .001 of a second and disappears in a blink of an eye. i did all the file associations necessary but maybe not(?).

what i thought about your script was to somehow speed up my current search.cgi file. i already paid a bunch of money for it so i would like to stick to it as much as possible. the mysql version (aptly called links mysql 2.0)is incredibly out of my league at the moment (costs $400!). i'm just trying to find a way to avoid having to worry about my search engine's performance in the future as my database or 'flat file' builds up. i would also want it to have an edge over other search engines who use this software, wherein it is faster and more efficient in bringing up search results. from what i've noticed with other sites is that they can be extremely slow.

as i've mentioned before i read at the gossamer threads (the company that made links 2.0) forum about using the grep function or perl core dump or whatnot to speed up the search. i believe that you also used grep in the script that you made for me (appreciate it very much). i wonder if i could use this same idea for my current search.cgi file.

thanks tachyon!!!!

p.s. -- can you give me a link that gives a good explanation of grep?

drewboy
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In reply to Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Faster Search Engine by drewboy
in thread Faster Search Engine by drewboy

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