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From: Andreas Bergenarp <andreas.bergenarp@ore1.wmdata.se>
Subject: Need help with: ENFIN Object Studio !!
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Date: Thu, 14 Mar 1996 22:28:39 GMT
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I am interested in opinions about how to make a fast
case-insensitive pattern search in strings. I have used the like: method
in ENFIN Smalltalk with wildcards (ex. string like: '%hello%'), but it's
too slow. Do you have any suggestions about a better way to search?

Another problem I have is when I'm doing a search in an identity 
dictionary with 1000 objects and all objects match. I then take the resul 
and put into a listbox. This cause the application to "hang". If I have 
800 objects it's not a problem.

Thank's in advance

Andreas
