I don't suppose that the type of problem being solved could be delved into a bit more? There are a ton of string routines that I have found useful, but they seem to be solutions waiting for a problem to solve, in this case. j
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adrian Matthews Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 10:11 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [U2] [UV] Processing a string I've used that in the past for parsing strings that are several hundred thousand chars in length but there's no significant difference until then. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Glenn Herbert Sent: 15 September 2004 14:22 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [U2] [UV] Processing a string You could fold the string into a dynamic array and use remove: STR.VAR= "Some really really long string that has lots and lots of characters for test processing." FOLDED.VAR=FOLD(STR.VAR,1); *creates dynarray of single characters LOOP REMOVE ACHAR FROM FOLDED.VAR SETTING MARK UNTIL NOT(MARK) and ACHAR="" DO * any character processing on ACHAR REPEAT I'm not sure of any actual performance gain compared with simply STR.VAR[x,1] but it's at least an alternate approach. At 08:31 AM 9/15/2004, you wrote: >What is the fastest way to process a long string byte by byte. I want >to know if there is a faster way to do the following: ------- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ The information contained in this email is strictly confidential and for the use of the addressee only, unless otherwise indicated. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, copy, use or disclose to others this message or any attachment. Please also notify the sender by replying to this email or by telephone +44 (0)20 7896 0011 and then delete the email and any copies of it. Opinions, conclusions (etc.) that do not relate to the official business of this company shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it. IG Markets Limited and IG Index Plc are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority and, in Australia, by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. ------- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ This e-mail, including attachments, may include confidential and/or proprietary information, and may be used only by the person or entity to which it is addressed. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient or his or her authorized agent, the reader is hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by replying to this message and delete this e-mail immediately. ------- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
