"A24061" <a24061@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Paul Marquess" <paul.marquess@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> > Nope, DB_File will only store everything in memory if you explicitly ask
it
> > to. By default, it only keeps a small amount in memory.
>
> So it should be possible to work with a hash that is larger than the
> available memory?
Absolutely - that is what the underlying database system that DB_File uses,
namely Berkeley DB, is designed for.

The default cache memory Berkeley DB uses is 256K. The actual database can
be in the gigabyte range.

Paul