Thanks everyone. It turns out that RunRev knows about the issue: http://quality.runrev.com/show_bug.cgi?id=11358
Richard, I will be at the meeting tonight and as my contribution topic for the meeting. See you there. Bill Vlahos _________________ InfoWallet (http://www.infowallet.com) is about keeping your important life information with you, accessible, and secure. lcTaskList: (http://www.infowallet.com/lctasklist/index.htm) RunRev lcTaskList Forum: (http://forums.runrev.com/viewforum.php?f=61) On Oct 2, 2014, at 7:42 AM, Roger Eller <roger.e.el...@sealedair.com> wrote: > Unless the AS needs to be built dynamically, you could compile it, and just > launch it through LC. > > ~Roger > > On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 10:24 AM, Richard Gaskin <ambassa...@fourthworld.com> > wrote: > >> Bill Vlahos wrote: >> >>> When I execute the AppleScript listed below in the AppleScript Editor >>> it works in about 1 second. Take the same script, put in in a >>> LiveCode field and do field “name” as AppleScript and it takes >>> between 1 and 2 minutes to do! >>> >>> 1. Why? >>> 2. How can I make it run quickly? >> >> The time difference is big enough that I suspect Zyrip is on the right >> track: >> <http://lists.runrev.com/pipermail/use-livecode/2014-October/206543.html> >> >> But in general, executing AppleScript from LiveCode will almost always be >> somewhat slower than running the same script within Apple's AppleScript >> Editor for two reasons: >> >> 1. In AS, the interface to the AE subsystem is initialized when the app >> opens, but in LC it needs to be setup at runtime when the call is made. >> >> 2. In AS scripts are compiled before being run, but in LC we're passing a >> string to the AS subsystem, which it then has to compile before executing. >> >> Neither of those should take quite that long, though. >> >> If you're coming to tonight's LiveCode User Group meeting in Pasadena >> please bring your project and let's brainstorm ways to diagnose what's >> going on with it. >> >> -- >> Richard Gaskin >> Fourth World Systems >> Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web >> ____________________________________________________________________ >> ambassa...@fourthworld.com http://www.FourthWorld.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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