heheh.... its always a fun exercise. Dar, these are linux based solutions right? using windows here at the moment, so I can't test, but when I test and optimize my application for linux i will try these.
On Sun, Aug 4, 2019 at 4:43 PM dsc--- via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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