>I recommend that you operate off the end of the array instead of the beginning. Run this to see the difference:
>
>
>#define arraysize 1000
>
>dimension a[arraysize]
>
>for i = 1 to arraysize
> a = space(1024)
>endfor
>
>? 'beginning'
>s = seconds()
>for i = arraysize to 1 step -1
> adel(a, 1)
> dimension a[i]
>endfor
>? seconds() - s
>
>
>dimension a[arraysize]
>
>for i = 1 to arraysize
> a = space(1024)
>endfor
>
>? 'end'
>s = seconds()
>for i = arraysize to 1 step -1
> dimension a[i]
>endfor
>? seconds() - s
>
Thanks,
I'll try it out.
regards,
Jim Edgar
Jurix Data Corporation
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