Hi John,
As you surmised, this is not a new trick. Here is my version:
SUBROUTINE OPEN.FILE.SUB(FILENAME,FILEVAR,ERROR)
* open filename to filevar, keep opened files in named common
* 01-20-01 asb
COMMON /OPEN.FILE.SUB/ FILENAMES,FILEVARS(1000)
IF ASSIGNED(FILENAMES) ELSE
FILENAMES = ""
END
ERROR = ""
LOCATE(FILENAME,FILENAMES;POS) THEN
FILEVAR = FILEVARS(POS)
END ELSE
OPEN FILENAME TO FILEVAR THEN
IF POS LE 1000 THEN
FILENAMES<POS> = FILENAME
FILEVARS(POS) = FILEVAR
END
END ELSE
FILEVAR = ""
ERROR = 1
CRT @(0):"ERROR! can't open ":FILENAME:@(-4)
END
END
RETURN
In use, you CALL OPEN.FILE.SUB("MYFILE",FILEVAR,ERR) ; IF ERR THEN ....
Interestingly, on D3 this does not seem to have much benefit, where the OPEN
function seems faster than the LOCATE.
/Scott Ballinger
Pareto Corporation
Edmonds WA USA
206 713 6006
On Jan 24, 2008 6:56 AM, john reid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I just saw this today, and although i am certain that everyone must
> know it already, i am including it.
> For itypes that call subroutines, where the subroutines open lots of
> files, put a named common in the subroutine that contains what amounts
> to dimensioned arrays that hold the file vars. Put a switch in so that
> the files are opened only once.
> Anecdotally, this appears to work more efficiently than not having the
> common. If there are reasons why this is ill-advised, I'd like to see
> that as well.
> thanks.
> John
> COMMON /SETUP.STUFF/MY.FILES(15),FIRST.IN.SWITCH
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