Re: Expensive op codes

[John P Carr <jpcarr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>I'd be very interested in a discussion of just how "expensive" various
>opcodes are and how much of a difference it makes in a typical business
>application. In these days of relatively inexpensive fast hardware, my rule
>of thumb has been to spend more time optimizing I/O than worrying about how
>many MULT, ADDDUR, etc. op codes I  use. I tend to prefer solutions that
>require fewer source statements unless there is solid evidence that it will
>noticeably impact performance.
>Peter Dow

>Which is faster,     ADD 1 X     or     EVAL X=X+1? 

Ya, and; 
And how does it chart against somebody (B.M?)   Loading 5,000 - 10,000 data
base 
records into a subfile ???

What is the order of magnitude of difference ??

Or is it just   "Fly @#$% on a cannonball"  (Rural Southern colloquialism)
of a difference ?

John Carr

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