<quote who="Allen Egerton"> > > Loops are loops, they're executed internally with jumps and skips... The > LOOP WHILE construct is for the programmer, not for the runtime machine. > > You really want faster? Create a new file sized appropriately, read the > rec > from original file, modify the key, write it to the new file. Delete the > old file after backing it up, or rename it to keep it available.
Why does creating a new file make it faster? > > Oh, and do something to keep new keys from being written to the original > file while you're busy copying it, perhaps renaming it as your first step > instead of your last one. New keys are only added by edict from the boss; here and at the client site. Doesn't happen either programatically or automatically. It's a manual only operation on these little files... Okay, I wrote my own program for updating the files. Karl > > HTH. > ------- > u2-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > -- Karl L. Pearson Director of IT, ATS Industrial Supply Direct: 801-978-4429 Toll-free: 800-789-9300 1,29 Fax: 801-972-3888 http://www.atsindustrial.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
