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Re: Importing binary file is toooooo slow...

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg54204] Re: Importing binary file is toooooo slow...
• From: David Bailey <dave at Remove_Thisdbailey.co.uk>
• Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 00:21:34 -0500 (EST)
• References: <cuka7k$li0$1@smc.vnet.net>
• Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

J. K. Smith wrote:
> I'm using v.4.2.1.0 --
> 
> I am importing (wrong word?) binary data from a file:
> 
> << Utilities`BinaryFiles`
> 
> y = ReadListBinary["filename", SignedInt16, 
> ByteOrder->LeastSignificantByteFirst];
> 
> The file is only 34k bytes long but it takes 16 seconds to do it. This 
> isn't a slow machine so clearly I'm doing something wrong again.
> 
> I would appreciate any suggestions on how to make this thing sizzle as I 
> feel sure it can.  Right now I'm dead if I have to do a big file.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> remove the dash if emailing
> 
There is some super-fast binary IO in 5.1 - I guess you will have to 
upgrade!

David Bailey
dbaileyconsultancy.co.uk