This slowdown couldn't be due to a repeat loop you're using, rather than the array? Just a thought...
Craig
Message: 1 Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 13:09:58 -0400 From: Gregory Lypny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Limits on array dimensions To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks. I'm not a programmer, so please pardon my incorrect terminology. I find arrays to be invaluable, especially when creating utilities that index large (300 MB and up) flat-file databases (what I'm doing). However, once the number of array elements exceeds about 150,000 (for example, to keep track of record ID's while indexing), processing gets progressively slower and eventually stalls even if the contents of the elements are small. This does not appear to be a memory constraint. My fix is to dump critical array variables to a file from time to time, delete the variable to free space, and recreate the array with new observations. The difference in speed is remarkable.
Greg
Gregory Lypny Associate Professor Concordia University
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