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Based on the search time which is best, stats or transaction?

Ramana246
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based on the search time which is best, stats or transaction.

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gcusello
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Hi @Ramana246,

use stats all the times you can,

in other words, you have to use transaction (that's very slow command) only if you have to use a condition as startswith or endwith.

Ciao.

Giuseppe

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yuanliu
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stats, hands down.

Ramana246
Explorer

Thanks 

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