Mark, if in your repeat loop you just use line 1 of container, then delete it (from a tempList) then you'll see it's just as fast...
repeat 1000 get line 1 of mylist delete line 1 of mylist cheers Xavier > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Mark Smith > Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 20:05 > To: use-revolution@lists.runrev.com > Subject: Re: 1 more speed question > > I put this in the script of a button: > > on mouseUp > repeat 10000 > add 1 to c > put c & cr after theList > end repeat > > > put the milliseconds into stTime > repeat for each line L in theList > get L > end repeat > put the milliseconds - stTime into forTime > > put the milliseconds into stTime > repeat with n = 1 to the number of lines in theList > get line n of theList > end repeat > put the milliseconds - stTime into withTime > > put forTime && withTime > end mouseUp > > forTime was 7, with time was 1197. > > My understanding of the issue is that in the 'with' > construction, the lines have to counted from 1 to get the > line you want, each time round. > With a short list, this is not a problem, but when it's got > to count thousands of lines (increasing by 1 everytime), it > can get slow. The 'for' construction is effectively keeping a > running tally of where it's got to, so is only having to add > 1 each time. Also, the 'get L' above is redundant, since L > already contains the data of whichever line it's got to. > > Imagine having to count from 1 to 9000, then 1 to 9001, 1 to > 9002 etc. > as opposed to simply counting from 1 to 10000. > > Cheers, > > Mark _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution