[V4RB] Importing tab-delim.

[Ruslan Zasukhin]

on 4/6/03 1:53 PM, Pedro fp at lists at pedro.net.au wrote:

> So which would be faster [if there is any significant difference]? ...
> 1.    Import the file line by line, doing the calculations & then calling
> AddRecord for each line.
   ^^^^^^^ UpdateRecord()

    this way may be faster, if all your imported records are in cache.
    I think you need do tests self.

> or
> 2.  Use ImportText & then loop through the cursor to do the
> calculations & call cur.Update() for every new record.
> There are 14 calculated fields [plus 3 pointers for self-joins] and
> anything from 1 to 12 imported fields if this information makes any
> difference.
> 
> Looking at it written like that it would seem to me that using
> ImportText could only be faster here if Update() is significantly
> faster than AddRecord.

Update is NOT faster of Add.

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Ruslan Zasukhin      [ I feel the need...the need for speed ]
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