gistfile1.js

// shard_test.js
// we want a lot of data, so lets make a ~50k string to cheat :)
bigString = "";
while ( bigString.length < 50000 )
    bigString += "this is a big string. ";

print( "my big string is: " + bigString.length + " characters long" );

// ok, now lets insert a some data
var num = 1;
for ( ; num<200001; num++ ){
    db.shard_test2.save( { num : num , bigString : bigString } );
}