Which is faster..

type
UsersRec = record
FirstName : String[35];
LastName : Stirng[35];
Alias : String[60];
Password : String[12];
end;{record usersrec}

Var
Users : File of UsersRec;
Users : UsersRec;
begin
{etc etc}

end.

Or the same, but using pointers.

chris

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Which is faster..

type
UsersRec = record
FirstName : String[35];
LastName : Stirng[35];
Alias : String[60];
Password : String[12];
end;{record usersrec}

Var
Users : File of UsersRec;
Users : UsersRec;
begin
{etc etc}

end.

Or the same, but using pointers.

dunno that speed is really a factor... the type of memory used is different, though...

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Quoting Chris Hoppman to All <=-

type
UsersRec = record
FirstName : String[35];
LastName : Stirng[35];
Alias : String[60];
Password : String[12];
end;{record usersrec}

Var
Users : File of UsersRec;
Users : UsersRec;
begin
{etc etc}

In modern machines with gighz machines and such it
really isn't that much unless your doing a data hog
like a Database program. But a rule of thumb basically
anything is better with pointers. The main benefit is
data storage of course but speed helps.
So it depends on how many records you might be dealing with.
A few hundred who cares. A million then yeah use pointers. :)




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dunno that speed is really a factor... the type of memory used is different though...

hrm, my program is real mode only. I don't think I can get it to use dmpi,
but can use xms,ems,or disk.

Talk to me like a 11 year old that is learning this for the first time, because I am learning this for the first time and need someone to talk that slow and explain everything to me. I know alot, but when it comes to using real mode vs protectted dmpi mode, heap, stack, xms, ems, disk. I need just that. (btw i am 25.. I just said 11 cause i would explain things more slowly to a 11 yr old)

chris

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Hi Chris.

15-Dec-03 20:56:32, Chris Hoppman wrote to All

Which is faster..

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it will take zero time to execute because there is no computation done.

Or the same, but using pointers.

see above.

Bye <=-

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dunno that speed is really a factor... the type of memory
used is different though...

hrm, my program is real mode only. I don't think I can
get it to use dmpi, but can use xms,ems,or disk.

sorry, i was thinking about stack or heap memory...

Talk to me like a 11 year old that is learning this for
the first time, because I am learning this for the first
time and need someone to talk that slow and explain
everything to me. I know alot, but when it comes to
using real mode vs protectted dmpi mode, heap, stack,
xms, ems, disk. I need just that. (btw i am 25.. I just
said 11 cause i would explain things more slowly to a 11
yr old)

all the coding i've done, even now, today, is plain old DOS 5 type coding versus 32bit flat memory model coding where 128Meg of RAM is all accessible if one wants it... everything i do is still the old fashioned xms and ems swapping
type stuff...

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In modern machines with gighz machines and such it
really isn't that much unless your doing a data hog
like a Database program. But a rule of thumb basically
anything is better with pointers. The main benefit is
data storage of course but speed helps.
So it depends on how many records you might be dealing with.
A few hundred who cares. A million then yeah use pointers. :)

How, about 2-10 records at a time. The program is okay when one user is on the bbs, but when a second or third user is on the bbs then it is all hell tring to type something in the telnet client. The keys seem like they stick. (Wait a few seconds, before they get printted to the screen).

The ansi screens scrolls about 3 lines then pauses then scrolls two more then pauses then scrolls 5 more (not in that order, but in general it does that). When two users are online. It sucks and I am looking to resolve the issue of cpu usage then maybe speed up the program.

chris

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Quoting Chris Hoppman to Scott Adams <=-

In modern machines with gighz machines and such it
really isn't that much unless your doing a data hog
like a Database program. But a rule of thumb basically
anything is better with pointers. The main benefit is
data storage of course but speed helps.
So it depends on how many records you might be dealing with.
A few hundred who cares. A million then yeah use pointers. :)

How, about 2-10 records at a time. The program is okay when one user
is on the bbs, but when a second or third user is on the bbs then it
is all hell tring to type something in the telnet client. The keys
seem like they stick. (Wait a few seconds, before they get printted to
the screen).

IF only 2-10 then nah pointers not mandatory. But if your running
say a million records and USE 2-10 at a time then reding with
pointers might help.

The ansi screens scrolls about 3 lines then pauses then scrolls two
more then pauses then scrolls 5 more (not in that order, but in
general it does that). When two users are online. It sucks and I am looking to resolve the issue of cpu usage then maybe speed up the program.

OH ...I see...a multi-user board yes definitely needs timeslices.





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