NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #27/NN_1992_27.iso/spool/comp/database/7958

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From: [e-mail] (Jeff Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Does the -space option work for any Paradox users?
Date: 19 Nov 1992 17:03:31 -0600
Organization: Kansas State University
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I'm still trying to get better speed performance out of Paradox 4.0.
I have written a very simple application using the workshop.
It only uses 2 tables, and the menu only has 2 options.

It takes about 30 seconds from the time I choose script play
to the time I finally get the menu at the top.

This is on a 25MHz machine.  It is pulling it off of a Novell
network but the newtork load is not very high.

Anyways I heard of messing with the -codepool argument and in
the Paradox User's Guide page 699 it says you can use the
-space option and it will print out its current memory allocation.

This does not happen for me....  It seems like there might be
something that gets flashed on the bottom right corner, but
there is no way to see it.

This very slow performance is sure turning me off of using
Paradox 4.0.  I got 3.5 to run faster!  I think writing my
own pull down menu scripts will be faster than using the
workshop.  I'm going to try writing my own and see if that
is any faster.

I AM ALSO FOR CREATING A PARADOX ONLY NEWSGROUP!!!!  I know
compuserve has one that is suppose to be pretty good.  They
supposedly even have a bunch of scripts and utilities you
can get.  I wish we had a Paradox ftp site........