Are any possible commands on data in a field also possible in a variable ?

[André.Bisseret]

Ok, thanks a lot Éric for this  good practice advices that I was not  
applying enough up to now. I think it is the first time I have a  
handler that takes so much time (several seconds !)


Cordiales salutations de Grenoble

André

Le 18 mai 07 à 16:53, Eric Chatonet a écrit :

> Hi André,
>
>>> BTW working with variables is much faster because, mainly, the  
>>> screen is refreshed only once :-)
>>
>> As for this point, what about an invisible field (getting visible  
>> only when all is done) ? does this remain slower than with a  
>> variable ?
>
> Good practice could be:
>
> 1. If you can, always use variables:
>
> local tData
> -----
> put field "Data" into tData
> < data processing>
> put tData into field "Data"
>
> 2. If using variables does not appear possible, always think of  
> locking and unlocking the screen appropriately:
>
> lock screen
>   repeat 100
>      CreateNewField -- custom handler
>   end repeat
> unlock screen
>
> Best regards from Paris,
> Eric Chatonet.
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