Unnhhh!! Interesting.
I will play around with it. An object to do the heavy work.
Thanks.
----- Original Message -----
From: Pekka Buttler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 5:39 PM
Subject: RE: <lingo-l> Multi tread with Lingo
> Sure It's possible, It's not TRUE multithreading AND it's a hack.
>
> If you create a child object to do the copying, and do the other part with
> behaviours&stuff, then you'll have some alternatives. I've done that once,
> (copying files in background while showing animation on front). The main
> problem comes when you have BIG files.
> As no Xtra I know of (FileXtra (not very experienced), BuddyAPI nor
> MasterApp) support what you could call, "command and wait for result"
> operation.
> For Example BuddyAPI, when given a command to copy a file has the syntax:
> CopyOperationSuccess = baCopyFile(fromfile, tofile)
> and returns 1/0 when either ready or has failed, and does not allow your
> lingo to proceed. Compare this to Director's net operations, where you
> 1# Issue a task
> 2# repeatedly can check for the completion of the task
>
> This automatically sets limits to the multithreading you can do.
>
> Basically you should not call this multithreading, as the items handled
are
> far larger thean threads. IMHO the word "multitasking" would be more
> descriptive. Director when programmed correctly has the ability to
multitask
> (like it was done in the old days, by slicing up the tasks into tiny bits
> and completing a part of task a, then a part of task b etc.)
>
> As Lingo is a slow language, meaning that the amount of time for actually
> "tasking" will also be a lot, you should not do MT-engines, unless you
> REALLY need em.
>
> 1 cent
>
> Pekka
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> > Behalf Of Miguel Gonzalez
> > Sent: 26. kes�kuuta 2001 16:07
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: <lingo-l> Multi tread with Lingo
> >
> >
> > What I want is to do a few things at the same time. I know it is not
> > possible at the same time, but something like this.
> >
> > For example, I would like copy across 1.000 files and show a
> > Flash movie, an
> > animation which tells to the user that the application is busy copying
> > across.
> >
> > If I do it with Director, the Flash movie will be too, too slow,
> > so I would
> > like something which let me speed others actions.
> >
> > I have read the Jonathan e-mail and it is something I would like
> > to try and
> > check my movie speed.
> >
> > Thai's all.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 1:31 PM
> > Subject: Re: <lingo-l> Multi tread with Lingo
> >
> >
> > >
> > > What do you want to multi-thread Miguel? Media playbacks, net ops,
bake
> > > cookies? :-P
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Pranav
> > > -----------------------------------------------------------
> > > "Simply stated, it is sagacious to eschew obfuscation."
> > > --Norman Augustine
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > <snip>
> > > What's multi-tread?? Do you mean multi-THRead?
> > >
> > >
> > > At 01:01 PM 6/26/01 +0100, Miguel Gonzalez wrote:
> > > >Hi all.
> > > >
> > > >Does anybody know any example about how to do something similar to a
> > multi
> > > >tread code?
> > > >
> > > >Lingo is not a multitread language, but maybe anybody knows how to do
> > > >something similar.
> > > <snip>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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