Variables and INI files

[DCCD]

As you can see, there's $var1 in my scr.au3 and the same in .INI file, both works but which one is faster, I bet on the one inside .au3 file!. So i tried to get the ini var delay in milliseconds "See Example Below", but there's no delay! So i need your help to know which one is faster in milliseconds.

.au3

$var1 = "create and assign"

.ini

[1]
var1=create and assign

get the delay in milliseconds.

IniWrite(@ScriptDir&"\myfile.ini", "section2", "key", @ComputerName)
;
;
$start=@MSEC
$var = IniRead(@ScriptDir&"\myfile.ini", "section2", "key", "NotFound")
$End=@MSEC
MsgBox(4096, "Result", 'Start: '&$start&'ms '&@CRLF&'End: '&$End&'ms'&@CRLF&@CRLF&'key='&$var)

[water]

Use something like:

IniWrite(@ScriptDir & "\myfile.ini", "section2", "key", @ComputerName)
$start = TimerInit()
$var = IniRead(@ScriptDir & "\myfile.ini", "section2", "key", "NotFound")
$Duration = TimerDiff($start)
MsgBox(4096, "Result", 'Duration: ' & $Duration & @CRLF & 'key=' & $var)

I get 0.107 milliseconds.

What you use in your script depends on what you want to achieve. An ini file can be changed easily - so you don't have to change your script.

Edited January 28, 2011 by water

[DCCD]

thanks a lot, i get this, both look fast in microseconds!

ini var = 0.100571441342405

au3 $var = 0.00866031856004045

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Edited January 28, 2011 by DCCD