note BrowserUk <blockquote><i>So you are right - 2 minutes is not much time. What worries me is 3.5GB RAM</i></blockquote> <p>I'll bet £1 to 1p that if you comment out the <c>use threads;</c>, the memory consumption will barely change. <p>It is not at all uncommon for a 100MB XML file to translate into 3.6GB of ram requirement once it has been parsed and the equivalent data structure constructed. <p>The memory requirement has nothing to do with threading. Just Perl's well-known tendency to trade memory for cpu. <div class="pmsig"><div class="pmsig-171588"> <hr /> <font size=1 > <div>With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'</div> <div>Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.</div> <div>"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". </div> <div>In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. <p align=right> [http://thebottomline.cpaaustralia.com.au/|RIP Neil Armstrong]</p></div> </font> </div></div>blockquote 1005623 1005701