Even more "really out there" of the "really out there".
Don't read in the file. Access portions JIT, that is, lazily. Create a function that pulls in segments of the file. Kinda like this: function segmentOfFile pStartIndex, pEndIndex, pThisFile Or this: function segmentOfCurrentFile pStartIndex, pEndIndex Dar > On Aug 4, 2019, at 1:22 PM, dsc--- via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > More "really out there". > > I like the idea of trying to speed up an upfront foreground load. Something > simple like this: > > put blah-plah into IntoThisVariable. > > where blah-blah is nana-nana or decompress( nana-nana ) > where nana-nana is one of these: > URL ("binfile:" & ThisFile) > shell("cat " & ThisFile) > > Function decompress() makes two RAM hits and requires control over the loaded > files. > > >> On Aug 4, 2019, at 12:47 PM, Dar Scott Consulting via use-livecode >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >> >> I love "really out there". I wanna play. >> >> At the start of any solution, try this. It might speed up any method but >> would take some time at the start. >> >> get shell( "cat " & ThisFile & " > dev/null" ) >> >> I think that is likely to pre-load the system file buffers for you. >> >> If one is feeling adventurous, one can try open process (cat) to avoid the >> wait; it will probably move through the file faster than the script and >> sectors will already be loaded when you ask for them. >> >> Dar >> >>> On Aug 4, 2019, at 7:59 AM, Alex Tweedly via use-livecode >>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>> >>> OK, here's a "really out there" suggestion .... >>> >>> 1. Run a local web server to serve files (locally only). >>> >>> Can be done various ways, including (easily) via LC and the httpd >>> library, >>> >>> (build that server as a standalone and have it running - started from >>> your app if need be...) >>> >>> 2. in your stack, just do >>> >>> load url ("http://localhost:8080/myfilename") with message "mycallback" >>> >>> and handle the file once it has been read in the "mycallback" handler >>> >>> -- Alex. >>> >>> >>> On 04/08/2019 01:56, Tom Glod via use-livecode wrote: >>>> Hey folks, >>>> >>>> I'm having trouble finding a combination of settings that allows my file >>>> loading to seem to happen in the background. >>>> >>>> repeat while read_result is not "eof" >>>> read from file ThisFile for (1024 * 1000) bytes >>>> put the result into read_result >>>> put it after IntoThisVariable >>>> add length(it) to amount_read >>>> TSTProgress amount_read,ExpectedSize,"%","Loading File ..." >>>> (Progress Indicator Handler) >>>> wait 10 milliseconds with messages >>>> end repeat >>>> >>>> no matter what I try, its still sluggish, and it seems like messages are >>>> still accumilating instead of being processed by the engine. >>>> >>>> Am I missing something? Normally waiting with messages sufficiently frees >>>> the engine to allow the UI to remain responsive. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Tom >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>> subscription preferences: >>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-livecode mailing list >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>> subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode