lookups or math?

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 15955
interpreted = N
texte = If I have to do the same lookup a bunch of times on the same page -- in order to use the results in a bunch of separate showif contexts, is it faster to simply use that lookup in every showif comparison where it's needed on the page ...... or would it be better to do the lookup just once at the top of the page and set a math variable with that lookup, and then use [math]variable[/math] inside the showifs on the rest of the page?Sincerely, Ken Grome ken@iav.com 808-737-6499 WebDNA Solutions http://webdna.net/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: lookups or math? (Kenneth Grome 1998)
  2. Re: lookups or math? (Grant Hulbert 1998)
  3. lookups or math? (Kenneth Grome 1998)
If I have to do the same lookup a bunch of times on the same page -- in order to use the results in a bunch of separate showif contexts, is it faster to simply use that lookup in every showif comparison where it's needed on the page ...... or would it be better to do the lookup just once at the top of the page and set a math variable with that lookup, and then use [math]variable[/math] inside the showifs on the rest of the page?Sincerely, Ken Grome ken@iav.com 808-737-6499 WebDNA Solutions http://webdna.net/ Kenneth Grome

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