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Re: 300% speed discrepancy
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Re: 300% speed discrepancy


  • Subject: Re: 300% speed discrepancy
  • From: christian vick <email@hidden>
  • Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2003 14:00:23 +0200

> THE SYMPTOMS
> I've completed a long script (too long for Script Editor) in Script
> Debugger 3.0.6 (OS 10.2.6) on a Dual 1 GHz G4. The script builds charts
> in Adobe Illustrator 10.0.3.
>
> Script run in Script Debugger (either AppleScript or AppleScript
> Debugger):
> chart builds time: @4-5 seconds
>
> Script saved as Application and run as stand alone app
> chart build time: @12-15 seconds
>
> The slowdown is across the board - building every little piece of the
> chart is 3x slower. (in other words - it's not hanging up on one item)
>
> WHAT I'VE TRIED
> I've tried most of the Script Debugger save-as-application options with
> no difference in symptoms. I've monitored the CPU utilization and my
> script + Debugger definitely utilizes the CPU much more than the script
> as a stand-alone app. I've tried activating and not activating
> Illustrator, the Finder, etc., with no change in symptoms.
>
> Someone must have run into this problem before. Let me know if there's
> some info that would be helpful in troubleshooting this issue.

Script applets in OS X do act like in OS 9. If you bring them to front, they
run faster. This is notable when the script works with another application.

Example: A script which works with Filemaker. Front application is:
- Script = fasted speed
- Finder = medium speed
- Filemaker = lowest speed

If you put your code into a Studio application you get a huge speed increase
(50-400%). And then it doesn't matter if the (Studio) app is front or not.

There's room for improvement regarding cpu utilization of AS applets in OS
X.


Greetings
Christian
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