Subject	layman's term... It helps you search faster on a DB
Posted by	Moxie on August 05, 2005 at 11:27 AM
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In Reply To	Could you please explain indexing? posted by TT XTZ on August 05, 2005 at 11:09 AM
Message	How it does that is, when you create an Index, you store a pointer or a tag to the data you want accessed in a hashmap, which basically is nothing more than a data structure that holds a key and it's associated mapped data. Like a big reference table. The advantage is it's super fast, because unlike searching through a tree like structure for what you're looking for, you only have to know the key and you get your results with "one hop" So, when it's out of date, the hashmap needs to be updated with new keys and their associated data. Hence, you wont be able to find the data on a search. This is a very basic overview. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Member # 42254's 1991 Twin Turbo Sig Quotes: your brillant (n/m) - Zski (Generation Z) 14:36:48 06/17/04 Fat kids will eat anything. (n/m) - SooperZ95 22:13:47 07/05/04 Get divorced. (n/m) - Kenny 22:10:09 07/07/04 BTW, spelling has nothing to do with being stupid, stupid. - AzHeat 22:08:35 11/21/04 First of all, we already know you're a little pussy bitch from San Francisco - Marshall 21:36:41 06/08/05 Are you in the know?
Follow Ups	Anyone got a link for the SCC's Project 300ZX articles. - Milo (Sport Z Magazine) 10:20:45 08/05/05 Is Search broken? (n/m) - Kenny 10:23:05 08/05/05 Not as far as I know, cause I'm still searching. Most of - Milo (Sport Z Magazine) 10:25:37 08/05/05 oh man thats great!! Is it just me or should it be common - Surgence 10:30:03 08/05/05 2nd!!!! ahahahahahah!!! (n/m) - Zman80 10:33:25 08/05/05 a simple "thank you" would have sufficed (n/m) - Guapo 10:30:34 08/05/05 I'll add him to my X-mas card list. (n/m) - Milo (Sport Z Magazine) 10:33:37 08/05/05 Yes, it needs to be re-indexed again (n/m) - Moxie 10:31:13 08/05/05 Broken and an old index are not the same thing. (n/m) - Kenny 10:34:55 08/05/05 if you want to get technical, true, but in real world - Moxie 10:37:07 08/05/05 Search works just fine. - Kenny 10:42:47 08/05/05 I know what it means. However - Moxie 10:49:53 08/05/05 Please stop abusing programming jargon. - Kenny 10:54:59 08/05/05 Abusing Programming Jargon? Err, okay... - Moxie 11:07:23 08/05/05 lol - Kenny 11:19:29 08/05/05 I'm glad I could amuse you - Moxie 12:33:18 08/05/05 Of course you do. - Kenny 13:24:44 08/05/05 No, not at all. The same could be said of you. - Moxie 13:49:49 08/05/05 Re: No, not at all. The same could be said of you. - Kenny 14:17:42 08/05/05 Could you please explain indexing? - TT XTZ 11:09:02 08/05/05 It basically boils down to one simple fact >> - Greg (Dallas) 11:21:10 08/05/05 layman's term... It helps you search faster on a DB - Moxie 11:27:34 08/05/05 Thanks to both - wish I were a programmer and could help! (n/m) - TT XTZ 11:32:09 08/05/05 Don't ever wish that on yourself :-P (n/m) - bb0ys 12:12:38 08/05/05 Is this what you want? - Pat(AZ) 10:42:33 08/05/05 Yup....but wanted #1 and #2 mostly. - Milo (Sport Z Magazine) 10:49:45 08/05/05 so, you asked for info on a magazine without even checking - Guapo 10:52:14 08/05/05 Yup....cause originally they didn't have but 2 article up - Milo (Sport Z Magazine) 10:59:03 08/05/05 2nd. (n/m) - Halo Z 12:30:53 08/05/05 I may have to scan those issues for you and put them up. (n/m) - Z-Jay (Edmonton, AB) 11:59:35 08/05/05 Crescent fresh! That would rock, much appreciated. (n/m) - Milo (Sport Z Magazine) 12:10:12 08/05/05 Try this - B. Wong 14:14:44 08/05/05
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