> Hmm. (Using Saxon 8) When I put the small file as input on 
> the command line, the process chokes -- Java throws a fit. 
> When I put the big file on the command line, it runs 
> properly. Interesting.
> 
> Probably not important, but I thought I'd follow up with a 
> bit of empirical results. :-)

It's entirely plausible that one algorithm should use a lot more memory than
another, but without seeing the code, it's not possible to contribute any
insights.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/