In my current project, I need to be able to pause my traversal function in
order to load another nested xml file, which may contain dependencies the
current loaded parent xml file is depended on. This almost can't be done by
multiple passes or by breaking up data. So what I did was as suggested by
many folks on this list:
1. Have a class(TaskManager in my case) extends MovieClip, which can run a
function assigned by client in onEnterFrame event handler on demand.
2. Break up traversal recursive loop into a chain of function calls by
delegating each call to the TaskManager object.
I think this idea can apply to any time-consuming operation , for example,
breaking up your parsing routines. The concept is to scatter heavy workload
over frames instead of sticking on one frame.
Doug
----- Original Message -----
From: "Spencer Markowski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Flashcoders mailing list" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 6:42 AM
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Massive XML files and Flash
So then... does anyone know of any solutions to speed up the 'parsing'
process? Is there a way to pause the parser, do something else, and then
resume parsing? (It sure would be nice if we could do two things at once) Is
anyone really having trouble with the XML Object's parser or is it developer
defined traversal routine pulling from the DOM that is taking up time?
I'm also working with massive amounts of XML data and cannot find a way to
speed up my parsing routine. (For one set it takes 10+ seconds to release
it's grip on the processor. Not allowing the user to do anything, of course)
This will all move to a database in the near future, but the speed issue is
not in Macromedia's XML object parsing the data, it's in my traversal of it.
I've tried a few different techniques, yet, it's clearly not an issue of the
XML objects onLoad parse.
-sp
On 1/7/06, Johannes Nel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
XPath != *native* E4X
i realise this, correct xml parsing is still faster while xpath is a
comfort
library to use when speed is not essential. xfactorstudio is the best and
most complient xpath. have not used MM xpath since 7.0, but its api is
extremely limited the best sollution thus far without/minimil server side
code is xslt. e4x will mature with beta and release. currently (without
using much of it) i find it slow (since my only experience with it is
reading bout it and playing with it maybe) . the best sollution is to use
remoting and server code and if possible hire a contractor for 2 weeks to
backend
_______________________________________________
Flashcoders mailing list
[email protected]
http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
--
Spencer Markowski
The Able Few
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
314.631.5576
_______________________________________________
Flashcoders mailing list
[email protected]
http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
_______________________________________________
Flashcoders mailing list
[email protected]
http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
