OpenEuphoria

Re: Str

• Posted by Kat <KAT12 at co?sa?s.net> May 30, 2008
• 579 views

Derek Parnell wrote:
> 
> Kat wrote:
> > 
> > Shawn Pringle wrote:
> > > 
> > > Kat,
> > > 
> > > A EUPHORIA string is a sequence that contains integer
> > > values that each represent a character value.
> 
> 
> > Really? 
> 
> Ok, its not quite accurate. It should read more like ...
> 
> "A EUPHORIA string is a sequence that ONLY contains POSTIVE integer
> values that each represent a character value."
> 
> > Since when does EUPHORIA use only 8 bits for each CHAR
> > in the SEQUENCE? 
> 
> Since when is the definition of "string" :: An array of 8-bit unsigned
> integers?

It isn't, it could be UTF16 as well, using only 1/2 as much memory as Eu
sequences.
 
> > Since when can you load a 500mbyte STRING into EUPHORIA and
> > not have the OS kill the application with "too much memory used"
> > error (windoze allows each app to have  only 2 gigabytes)?
> 
> It doesn't. I bet a Commodore 64 couldn't do that either.

Strangely, there is a IDE64 for the C64 that can handle 4gigabyte files on ATA
drives.

> Since when do you absolutely, positively, must have all those 500 mega BYTES
> in RAM at the same time? Are you saying that your task can only be achieved
> if all those bytes are in RAM simultaneously?

Damn, i pick a number that guarantees windose killing the app, and that's all
you can think of. Don't you have anything better to do, Derek, or you just
trolling for me?

Kat