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Re: applescript-users digest, Vol 3 #313 - 1 msg
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Re: applescript-users digest, Vol 3 #313 - 1 msg


  • Subject: Re: applescript-users digest, Vol 3 #313 - 1 msg
  • From: email@hidden
  • Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 01:37:49 EST

I was under the impression that there was a size limit to a string variable
(I'm reading a lot of data)... If there isn't, your suggestion would
definitely be helpful. Any additional clarification on string variable size
limitations?

Paul wrote:

>Hmm. i usually read the whole text in at once, then use AppleScript's text
>item delimiters {return} and {tab} as needed to get the separate items.
>That
>should be much faster than reading a line at a time since tids don't require
>a scripting addition (read) call.
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