On Wednesday, March 23, 2005, at 10:02  PM, Ted Spencer wrote:

> Just the same, I think you should add the string$$[x] capability to 
> the compiler. In your spare time.

I'll add it to my list. Where did I put my list? Wait.... I don't have 
a list. Well, I'll add it to something, somewhere, sometime. :-)

Actually, the coding would be simple, but this requires a compiler 
change, which is completely beyond the realm of my capabilities. That's 
an Andy job, and he & Staz are busy frying bigger fish. I doubt this 
will make it to his list.

  e-e
  =J= a  y
   "

PS. Can you substitute this? It is completely devoid of error 
checking(!!!), but should be functionally equivalent  to ctnr$$[x]. My 
tests have it retrieving every char in a million-byte ctnr in 0.257 
seconds on my pokey old G4, or more than 20 times faster than mid$$.

local mode
local fn CtnrByte(@C as ptr, x as long)
' to get Ctnr$$[x]...  theByte` = fn CtnrByte(Ctnr$$, x)
end fn = | [ C.0& ] + x - 1 |

BTW, if I incorporate the error checking that would be required to add 
this to FB as ctnr$$[x], it is roughly the same speed as MID$$. So 
speed comes at a price. Be warned.
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