I'll try the command shell, I hope the command window doesn't show. Blocking behavior is another fear ( why revCopyFile is unacceptable).
Thanks for all the hints and advice everybody! --Maarten On Sunday, April 10, 2011, Jim Ault <jimaultw...@yahoo.com> wrote: > On Apr 10, 2011, at 5:31 AM, Mark Schonewille wrote: > > Maarten, > That depends on many factors. I have been in situations where writing a few > tens of thousands of files too hours using read/write, while using the shell > command took a few minutes. I have also been in situations where read/write > was actually the preferred method. If it is about speed, though, I'd go with > the command line. You can do the benchmarking if it really matters to you. > > > And if you program your progress bar to show > movie trailers, sports highlights, or car crashes, > the user won't mind so much if the file writing process is slower. > > Jim Ault > Las Vegas > > > On 10 apr 2011, at 14:14, Maarten Koopmans wrote: > > > Really? Ever benchmarked open, read, write on files? How slow are they? > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
