Re: [xml-dev] Granularity

[Andrew Welch <andrew.j.welch@gmail.com>]

> Many XML databases work best when you have lots of small documents; a few
> work well when you have one giant all-embracing document.

The problem with one large doc is you will only get 1 hit as a result
for multiple matches... instead of n hits for n docs that each contain
a match.

You can work around that, but in general its best if your docs
correspond to the number of results you would expect for a given
search.


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Andrew Welch
http://andrewjwelch.com