timings. sub proc returns varying string.

["Steve Richter" <srichter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

two procedures.  both return a varying length string.  Just the max size
differs. 10a vs 32000a.

pTestFunc1        b
dTestFunc1        pi         32000a   varying
c                   return    'abc'
p                 e

pTestFunc2        b
dTestFunc2        pi            10a   varying
c                   return    'abc'
p                 e

When I run them side by side in a timing loop, the 10a return value
functions runs much quicker than the 32000a version.
d ch80            s             80a   varying
c                   eval      ch80 = TestFunc1
c                   eval      ch80 = TestFunc2

30,000 times.  66 msec vs 2554 msec.

I was hoping the run times would be comparable.

When I assign a literal value to a varying char variable, the run times are
the same, regardless of the size of the string.

Any explanation why the run time difference?

thanks,

Steve Richter