Only when it fits the situation. :-) Dirty? Really? One line of code returns the number of rows in your string. Which was your original question.
Benchmark it and you'll find out which one is faster and whether or not you can live with that slightly soiled sensations... ;-) -- rk -----Original Message----- From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com Sent: Friday, April 21, 2017 11:20 AM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: RE: Getting count of rows in a text file -- best approach? On 2017-04-21 10:47, Richard Kaye wrote: > ALINES()? Is that your answer for everything today? lol Nah, that feels no less dirty than my approach. My bet is that would require as many (if not more) processing cycles, but of course only testing would show conclusively if at all. Thanks though! --Mike _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/bn4pr10mb09136d18738401672d131bb3d2...@bn4pr10mb0913.namprd10.prod.outlook.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
