Re: hash arrays and other mysteries
Re: hash arrays and other mysteries
- Subject: Re: hash arrays and other mysteries
- From: John W Baxter <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 18:02:54 -0700
At 17:56 -0700 10/19/2001, John W Baxter wrote:
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At 16:23 +0100 10/19/2001, has wrote:
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>I can understand that compiling a string as executable code takes a certain
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>amount of time, and that doing this during runtime has implications for the
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>"parent" script's speed. Except Smile's "do script" does the same thing,
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>but in a fraction of the time. I don't understand why. Maybe Smile has its
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>own built-in compiler that happens to be faster than Applescript's own? Or
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>some other reason?
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I believe that, outside Style, there is a Component load needed. Style
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likely keeps the Component loaded while it's running, since it's likely to
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be asked to compile pretty much any time.
AARGH... s/Style/Smile/g
5 lashes with a wet G key. Sorry.
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John Baxter email@hidden Port Ludlow, WA, USA