> > Howdt list.
> >
> > I've never had to work with really big files before( I'm used
> > to tiny ones you can slurp in at once) and now I have to
> > process a 180MB text file line by line and was wondering the
> > most efficient method to do so form within a script not via
> > coommand line.
> >
> > Would I just do
> > open(FH ...) or die $!;
> >
> > while(<FH>)) { process line }
> >
> > close(FH);
> >
> > Or is there a better way?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Dan
> >
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> That's the general idea. There could be variations depending
> on what you'retrying to accomplish in the processing of the
> lines, or if infact you need to process line by line. 180mb
> is not really a "Really big file", I process files in the
> gigabytes range with excellent performace results. If your
> considering somthing like:
>
> while (<FH>) {
> chomp;
> @fields = split /$delim/;
> foreach $field (@fields) {
> # lots of field level processing
> }
> }
>
> you might consider other methods. But even this type of
> construct works very well on files in the 180mb range. Bear
> in mind I work on a large HP-UX box, certainly if your system
> is a 386sx16 your mileage may vary.
>
> HTH
> Steve
Thanks for the input steve! Good to know.
Dan
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