>If you're appending text line by line to a memory variable, you're >probably having issues relating to java strings being immutable. If >you're appending to a file each time, that's probably slowing you >down. >>> I was doing the latter e.g. appending to a file for each line. <<< > >Try the loop without writing any strings out and see what the >difference is. If that's fast, try a Java class that buffers string or >file output depending on how you want it to work.
>>> That made a dramatic difference to the execution time. This gives me a lead as to what might be done to fix the problem. What can I say but thanks a bunch; and cheers Bryn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:338273 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm