Date:         Mon, 1 Jun 2009 17:35:55 -0400
Reply-To:     Richard Ristow <wrristow@mindspring.com>
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From:         Richard Ristow <wrristow@mindspring.com>
Subject:      Re: matching data files
Comments: To: Paul McGeoghan <mcgeoghan@CARDIFF.AC.UK>
Comments: cc: Gene Maguin <emaguin@buffalo.edu>,
          djhurio <martins.liberts@gmail.com>
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At 02:17 PM 6/1/2009, Gene Maguin wrote:

>I'm just pretty sure that this problem has come up before

The problem of matching a key to a range does come up from time to
time, most commonly where the keys are dates. I've posted on it, but
I can't find where, now.

I think djhurio's approach is essentially the right one, including
addressing the question of building a sortable form of the IP
addresses. Have you got it to work, or do you still have questions?

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