Re: Accessing a Record by variable
Re: Accessing a Record by variable
- Subject: Re: Accessing a Record by variable
- From: "Arthur J Knapp" <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 17:51:59 -0500
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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 13:52:37 -0500
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Subject: Re: Accessing a Record by variable
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From: Paul Skinner <email@hidden>
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> email@hidden wrote:
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> using the TIDs on massive quantities of information invites memory issues.
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Really? I haven't seen any issues arise using tids on extremely large lists,
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text ect. Have you got any examples?
I'm not sure if this is what email@hidden was talking about, but
there is an upper limit on the number of items AppleScript can return
in a list as the result of a single coercion:
-- BigString = contains around 4096 "words"
set aString to every word of BigString
-- > memory error
set aString to every character of BigString
-- > memory error
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> IMHO, hash table capabilities in Applescript should be a very high priority,
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I couldn't agree more!
At the moment, my only priority wish-list item for AppleScript is that
it be at least as supported and as stable under MacOS X as it currently is.
:)
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