Compiled (exe) more slow than .au3?

[Michel Claveau]

Hi!

With the code under-mentioned, the compiled version is 80% more slowly than the .au3 version.

Is it normal?

#NoTrayIcon
AutoItSetOption("WinTitleMatchMode", 3)
$begin = TimerInit()
For $i=1 to 1000
    $handle=ControlGetHandle("called", "",3)
    If @error Then
        MsgBox(4096, "Error", "Ne trouve pas le contrôle")
    Else
        ControlSetText("called","",$handle,String($i) & "Azertyuio Azertyuio Azertyuio Azertyuio Azertyuio Azertyuio Azertyuio " & String($i),0)
    EndIf
Next
$dif=TimerDiff($begin)
MsgBox(0,"Temps",$dif)

[SmOke_N]

The script you provided... what are we supposed to test that on?

I did my own test 100 of them, and they were within one percent of each other overall.

[Michel Claveau]

Hi!

I save the script like essai.au3 ; run give 7 seconds

I compile to essai.exe ; run give 13 seconds

I test ten times the test, with little differences, but the same ratio

I conclude than compiled version are more slowly.

Perhaps, am I wrong?

[Rad]

It would be easier to understand and solve the problem if you explain what you need to do, maybe a different method altogether could solve the problem? Maybe the speeds depends on your physical hardware, so that an old machine and a new gaming PC will have big changes, but we dont know that either

[SmOke_N]

It stands to reason that the compiled version (this being an interpreted language) is going to be slower, but that's quite a significance there.

[MHz]

It stands to reason that the compiled version (this being an interpreted language) is going to be slower...

Please explain why should there be a speed difference between compiled and uncompiled?

[herewasplato]

Things could have changed since this post:

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.ph...post&p=3061

Disconnect from the NET, scan drive with Antivirus (AV) tool, turn off or uninstall any AV tools - especially any with a heuristic feature... then repeat your tests.

[Valik]

If I had to guess, I would say you are running using a current beta and compiling using 3.2.0.1. The beta caches things which can speed up scripts tremendously.

[Michel Claveau]

Hi, Valik!

You are right: AutoIt "not-beta" are faster than the light beta-releases (for compiled & not-compiled scripts).

I repeat my tests, with not-beta version: no significant diff between compiled/not-compiled, and 40% faster than beta...

If I had to guess, I would say you are running using a current beta and compiling using 3.2.0.1. The beta caches things which can speed up scripts tremendously.

Edited November 21, 2006 by Michel Claveau

[Valik]

I'm sorry, but that's not possible. The beta versions are faster. The beta uses a new caching system which speeds up virtually all scripts and some scripts will notice significant speed improvements. There's simply no way that 3.2.0.1 is 40% faster than 3.2.1.13.

[tresa]

Hi!

With the code under-mentioned, the compiled version is 80% more slowly than the .au3 version.

Is it normal?

#NoTrayIcon
AutoItSetOption("WinTitleMatchMode", 3)
$begin = TimerInit()
For $i=1 to 1000
    $handle=ControlGetHandle("called", "",3)
    If @error Then
        MsgBox(4096, "Error", "Ne trouve pas le contrôle")
    Else
        ControlSetText("called","",$handle,String($i) & "Azertyuio Azertyuio Azertyuio Azertyuio Azertyuio Azertyuio Azertyuio " & String($i),0)
    EndIf
Next
$dif=TimerDiff($begin)
MsgBox(0,"Temps",$dif)

If speed is the issue is it possible to change your code to

#NoTrayIcon
AutoItSetOption("WinTitleMatchMode", 3)
$handle=ControlGetHandle("called", "",3)
If @error Then
    MsgBox(4096, "Error", "Ne trouve pas le contrôle")
    Exit
Endif
$text="Azertyuio Azertyuio Azertyuio Azertyuio Azertyuio Azertyuio Azertyuio "
$begin = TimerInit()
For $i=1 to 1000
    $result=ControlSetText("called","",$handle,String($i) & $text & String($i),0)
    If $result=0 Then
        MsgBox(4096, "Error", "Ne trouve pas le contrôle")
        ExitLoop
    EndIf
Next
$dif=TimerDiff($begin)
MsgBox(0,"Temps",$dif)

Edited November 22, 2006 by tresa