List Commands Library for 50g

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(09-25-2017 07:41 PM)DavidM Wrote:  

(09-25-2017 06:18 PM)Software49g Wrote:  ...It is a lot faster (and easier to program) to simply allocate the needed memory and than copy the wanted data there.

So basically use CREATETEMP / GETTEMP / MAKE$ / MAKE$N which fit your needs best and then use MOVEDOWN or MOVEUP to copy your data from the source into the allocated memory...

Good to see that you're following this discussion, Andreas! I know this is an area where you've had lots of experience.

I think the problem with the above approach in Scott's situation is that he doesn't have enough available memory to make the copy. In other words, the list element in question is larger than the free memory available. This is why I was suggesting the possibility of isolating that element by clearing out the surrounding list structure and resizing the object in TEMP. @Scott, please correct me if I've misunderstood this issue.

Of course this gets even messier if the list wasn't the last object in TEMP on his 48sx, since there would then be a need to move the higher TEMP slots in addition to the return stack after adjusting the target slot. I believe that Shrink$Any already handles that, but that functionality would have to be replicated for a 48sx.

Hi David, Yes you got my issue correct. I am porting the program to all calc platforms 48G, 49G, 49G+, 50G. I have a working old version on my 49G and 50G which I could use your method. But I may have solved my issues by not storing the strings in a list and instead storing them as variables in a directory. It makes it a bit slower for some things but allows me to work in low memory conditions. For the 48SX this seems to work satisfactory for what I'm doing, but if your shrinkany method works for the 49,50G I may try that out.

Thanks,
Scott