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[REBOL] For an Optimum Binary Read? Re:

From: al:bri:xtra at: 14-Sep-2000 21:13

Tim wrote:
> This file could have over 100k offsets in it, so could be over 400k in
size.
> ... > What then could be an optimum read size?
Read the entire file into memory, and let the OS Virtual Memory determine what's best. It can do a far better job than a person can do. Andrew Martin ICQ: 26227169 http://members.ncbi.com/AndrewMartin/ http://members.xoom.com/AndrewMartin/