<div dir="ltr">I guess the advantage is if it runs faster or not, right?</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Em sáb., 6 de fev. de 2021 às 18:03, Christof Ressi <<a href="mailto:info@christofressi.com">info@christofressi.com</a>> escreveu:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">> are there any concrete advantages? <br>
What's the advantage of having two different objects for the same job? <br>
If you like [textfile] for its simple interface, keep using it. I'm just <br>
saying that it's more or less obsolete.<br>
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On 06.02.2021 16:38, João Pais wrote:<br>
> It is surely overall more powerful. But when using it just for <br>
> read/get whole lines/save, are there any concrete advantages?<br>
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>> [text define] is basically a more powerful and flexible replacement <br>
>> for [textfile] and [qlist]. I would only use [textfile] if you prefer <br>
>> the simpler interface or need the [add2( method. Personally, I only <br>
>> use [text define].<br>
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>> Christof<br>
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>> On 06.02.2021 14:28, João Pais wrote:<br>
>>> Hi list,<br>
>>><br>
>>> for simple read/get/save operation, are there are advantages on <br>
>>> using [text define] instead of [textfile]?<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> Best,<br>
>>><br>
>>> jmmmp<br>
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