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Re: Threads [Was: Re: 64 bit euphoria]

• Posted by codepilot Gmail Account <codepilot at gmail.com> Apr 28, 2005
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On 4/27/05, Mario Steele <guest at rapideuphoria.com> wrote:
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> posted by: Mario Steele <eumario at trilake.net>
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> codepilot Gmail Account wrote:
> <large snip>
> > Well mabey
> > }}}
<eucode>
> > for doc = 1 to length(documents_to_parse) do
> > --doEvents won't get called but once each document
> > for character = 1 to length(documents_to_parse[doc]) do
> > --doEvents would get called way too offten, for each character,
> > majorly slowing down the parsing
> > end for
> > end for
> > </eucode>
{{{

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> Okay, this is why I hate being right.  See, in a Single Threaded envirome=
nt,
> YES, this would be correct, calling doEvents() in the doc loop, would be
> called to little, doEvents() in the character loop, would be to much.  BU=
T,
> when you fork (Or whatever Rob decides), the document loop off into it's =
own
> thread, it will operate SEPERATELY from the Main Thread, leaving the Main
> Thread to still be able to receive the Events from the window, without be=
ing
> stopped by the for loop.  And therefore, it would eliminate the need to h=
ave
> the doEvents() function in either of the loops.
>
All celebrate no more doEvents!!
Dan

> Mario Steele
> http://enchantedblade.trilake.net
> Attaining World Dominiation, one byte at a time...
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