>Hi Peter,
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>>The big question now is: Will C++ or Delphi do this job significantly faster??
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>Yes. C++ is way much faster with string handling than VFP. As I just prepare a session about writing FLLs I've finished a sample a couple of days ago that reverses a string. With 5 bytes, the C++ routine is a whopping 2% faster <g>, but when dealing with 50 KB strings, C++ was over 40000% faster. That is, a FoxPro routine that runs for 7 hours would finish in a minute in C++ code.
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>The real question, though, is: Is your VFP code too slow and is it worth to rewrite part of or the entire application.
Christof,
Could you send me the vfp routine and the time you expect? I also have c++ (visual studio 5), so maybe you could also send the c++ routine.
You also mention FLL. This is a way to implement C/C++ routines. But can it also be used to create a faster, let's say, LEFT() or FGETS() ?
Maybe I should come to your session.
Groet,
Peter de Valença
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