macro execution time

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From: Richard Varenas
Date: Mon, 07 Dec 1992 20:15

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Would someone please critique the xedit macro below and tell me why it
takes so long to execute especially when a file has > 500 records.
I tested it on a file with > 4900 records and it took forever on a 9121.
I actually quit before it finished.

The macro (showdups) shows duplicate records in a file.

Ex. SHOWDUPS 1 8 (staring & ending column)

I suspect the combination of 'LPREFIX' and 'NEXT' command have something
to do with the slowness BUT they are built-in Xedit commands right?


-Rich

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