On Tue, 30 Mar 1999, Chris Antos wrote:
> how long was the routine?
> did you delete all objects files before rebuilding?
> are you saying the PRC on your PC is larger, or that the Memory (or Info)
> command on the Pilot shows it as larger?
The PRC file was larger.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael S. Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Tuesday, March 30, 1999 9:37 AM
> Subject: Why does program get larger?
>
>
> >I have a program where I am filling some string values.
> >
> >In my first, quick, attempt, I repeated some code
> >three times that performed this function three times.
> >
> >So I decided to create a routine that I could call
> >three times rather than having the code repeated. Everything
> >that is in the new routine was cut-and-pasted from what
> >was repeated. No new code.
> >
> >My question is: Why did my program grow when I used
> >the single routine rather than the repeated code? It
> >seems like the version that had the repeated code would
> >be larger.
> >
> >
> >Below is the structure of the new code. The original code
> >had the contents of SetStringVal repeated in the routine
> >following SetStringVal.
> >
> >SetStringVal(char * str, char * strVal)
> >{
> >// This code was repeated three times in the routine below
> >}
> >// where d1, p2, p1 are char *.
> >
> >static void FillDB()
> >{
> > UInt i, j, k;
> >
> > curIdx=0;
> > for(i=0; i < 10; i++)
> >
>
> > for(j=0; j < 10; j++)
> > {
> > for(k=0; k < 10; k++)
> > {
> > SetStringValue(d1, &k); // code above replaced by call
> > SetStringValue(p2, &j); //
> > SetStringValue(p1, &i); //
> > }
> > }
> > }
> >}
> >
> >
>
>
>
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