>> I will need to have a look at the code, but I assume that in >> principal it should be possible to replace the strings with >> sequential integers once the sorting is done? > > I don't understand the question.
I need to: Sort by a field containing 1M distinct strings. While I can't afford to waste much memory for the entire duration of the application, loading all strings into memory temporarily is possible. A solution may therefore be to load all strings into memory, sort them, and then replace them with sequentially numbered integers. The question is: Could this approach work, or did I overlook anything? --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
