RE: Bug in PalmOS3.3-Search

[Richard Hartman]

> Note that many users
> write maybe two to four letters, so Boyer-Moore doesn't 
> neccessarily gain a lot
> of speed.  The email that restarted this topic was searching 
> for "068", "89",
> and "50".  Those are pretty short!

Granted ... I tend to do 5-6 char searches more often than
not.  At that length, Boyer-Moore (thanks for remembering 
the name) might give some advantage over byte-for-byte.

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-Richard M. Hartman
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186,000 mi./sec ... not just a good idea, it's the LAW!