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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 Visual FoxPro. 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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>>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.
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>You mean the FLL I used to test this and the VFP code? Sure.

I have tested your code and can confirm your 40,000 percent (400 times faster). Let us make public the VFP-routine. Perhaps someone comes up with a routine (native VFP code only!) that does the job significantly faster.

? "VFP, String 5 Bytes", Test_VFP(1)
? "VFP, String 50 KB", Test_VFP(10000)

Procedure Test_VFP (nFaktor)

   nAnzahl = 0
   nStart = Seconds()
   nDauer = 5
   lcStr = Replicate("Hallo",nFaktor)
	
   DO WHile nStart+5 > Seconds()
      nAnzahl = nAnzahl + 1 
      lc = ReverseVFP( lcStr )
   EndDo 

Return nAnzahl/nDauer

Procedure ReverseVFP
   Lparameters tcEingabe
   Local lnZeichen, lcAusgabe
   lcAusgabe = ""
   For lnZeichen = Len(m.tcEingabe) to 1 step -1
      lcAusgabe = lcAusgabe + Substr(m.tcEingabe,m.lnZeichen,1)
   EndFor 
Return m.lcAusgabe