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Re: Naive pointer question ? [message #28989 is a reply to message #28944]

Fri, 25 January 2002 05:58

btupper
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On 24 Jan 2002 17:17:02 -0600, Craig Markwardt
<craigmnet@cow.physics.wisc.edu> wrote:

> I think there are at least two cases where common blocks are
> pretty nice.
>
> The first one is where you need a persistent store of information.
> For example, CMPS_FORM() keeps a list of printer configurations in a
> common block. I also keep large tables in a common block, so they are
> initialized only once to save CPU cycles. Any time you need a
> procedure to "remember" something from one call to the next, common
> blocks are actually a pretty good idea.
>
Howdy,

While reading Craig's description of this particular 'memory'
advantage of common blocks, I realized that the word 'object' could be
slipped into the place of 'common block'. Hmmm.

Objectively yours,

Ben

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		Naive pointer question ? By: the_cacc on Tue, 22 January 2002 13:59
		Re: Naive pointer question ? By: Craig Markwardt on Sat, 26 January 2002 13:16
		Re: Naive pointer question ? By: btupper on Sun, 27 January 2002 14:17
		Re: Naive pointer question ? By: Craig Markwardt on Sat, 26 January 2002 13:18
		Re: Naive pointer question ? By: the_cacc on Tue, 29 January 2002 02:33
		Re: Naive pointer question ? By: James Kuyper on Fri, 25 January 2002 08:43
		Re: Naive pointer question ? By: btupper on Fri, 25 January 2002 05:58
		Re: Naive pointer question ? By: Craig Markwardt on Thu, 24 January 2002 15:17
		Re: Naive pointer question ? By: Bhautik Joshi on Thu, 24 January 2002 14:17
		Re: Naive pointer question ? By: Paul van Delst on Thu, 24 January 2002 09:52
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		Re: Naive pointer question ? By: the_cacc on Wed, 30 January 2002 05:02
		Re: Naive pointer question ? By: Craig Markwardt on Tue, 29 January 2002 06:28
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