Hi Ralph, Filtering the data first made a huge difference in the size of the data I need to search.
Thanks! Rick > On May 16, 2022, at 4:01 PM, Ralph DiMola via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > If the needed OR unneeded lines have something in common then the filter > command is your friend. Filter is blazingly fast. > > Ralph DiMola > IT Director > Evergreen Information Services > rdim...@evergreeninfo.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf > Of Rick Harrison via use-livecode > Sent: Monday, May 16, 2022 1:46 PM > To: How to use LiveCode > Cc: Rick Harrison > Subject: Divide Large Data Blob? > > I have a large chunk of data that I want to search as quickly as possible. > > Unfortunately the part I want to search is the middle third of the data. The > other thirds at the beginning and at the end are just junk and slow down my > search so I want to get rid of them. > > I don’t want to search line by line as that takes way too long. > > There’s no unique character dividing any of these data regions. > > What’s the best way to do this? > > Thanks in advance! > > Rick > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
