How to insert 40000 records fast into an sqlite database in an iPad

Question

I want to insert 40000 records that i get from a web service into a sqlite database in my iPad app.

I wrote the following code, but it takes around 20 minutes, is th

Answer 1

For me, calling BEGIN TRANSACTION then loading some 20 inserts, then calling COMMIT TRANSACTION gave an 18x performance increase - great tip! Caching the prepared statements was little help.