Re: 'page impression' techniques for banner ads
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1999
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 22183
interpreted = N
texte = Yes, I think your ordering is correct, and you may even be able to speed up the replace a little with case-sensitivity turned on. Replace operates entirely RAM-based as often as possible.>#1 would be fastest because it uses a database to calculate and store the >total page impressions. If replacing a database field value is always >faster than writing that value to a separate text file, this would seem to >be the fastest solution -- because it does not require a disk hit. > >#2 would be second-fastest because all it does is append a single >character to the end of a separate text file -- no additional [include]s, >and no [math] to perform ... > >#3 would be slowest because it must include the value of a separate text >file, then perform a math calculations on that value, then re-write the >results to the separate text file.Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/
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Yes, I think your ordering is correct, and you may even be able to speed up the replace a little with case-sensitivity turned on. Replace operates entirely RAM-based as often as possible.>#1 would be fastest because it uses a database to calculate and store the >total page impressions. If replacing a database field value is always >faster than writing that value to a separate text file, this would seem to >be the fastest solution -- because it does not require a disk hit. > >#2 would be second-fastest because all it does is append a single >character to the end of a separate text file -- no additional
[include]s, >and no
[math] to perform ... > >#3 would be slowest because it must include the value of a separate text >file, then perform a math calculations on that value, then re-write the >results to the separate text file.Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/
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