Re: Array operation -- RPG400-L

Subject: Re: Array operation
From: Jon Paris <jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:26:59 -0500
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On Feb 14, 2012, at 1:00 PM, rpg400-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

I need to look at an Array A and see if any one element is also in Array B.
I'm going to loop through Array A and lookup in B.
Just wondered if there was a quicker way, like using SETLL instead of READ

If you use the Ascend keyword on the array and sort it prior to doing a %Lookup you will get a binary lookup which is as fast as you are going to get.

And just FYI SETLL is not always faster than CHAIN (which I assume is what you meant) - see the archives for the full gory story ...

Jon Paris

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