DB; There doesn't seem to be an answer there. Unless you claim that the looping solution is much longer, to which I say, where 'Process' processes a file:
Process file a conjunction 'InChunksOf' will process the file in chunks: Process InChunksOf 2048 file and not be a byte burden. Is there some other benefit? >: ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\/| Randy A MacDonald | APL: If you can say it, it's done.. (ram) |/\| [EMAIL PROTECTED] | |\ | | The only real problem with APL is that BSc(Math) UNBF'83 | it is "still ahead of its time." Sapere Aude | - Morten Kromberg Natural Born APL'er | Demo website: http://156.34.78.235/ -----------------------------------------------------(INTP)----{ gnat }- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Bron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Programming forum" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 2:58 PM Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] Processing 1GB+ files without chunking > Randy asked: > > >What is the benefit of not chunking the file? > > The intended purpose of the message to which this is a response was to answer that very question. > > Put simply, the benefit of not chunking the file is: Not having to chunk the file. > > -Dan > > PS, as an analogy: > > What's the benefit of not looping? > > That is, why write +/y instead of > for (int i =0, sum = 0;i < len(y); i++){sum += y[i];} > ? > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
