BL> This came out of a tight loop (zmodem?) where I was calling a
 BL> function in Pascal several times and Paul was using a macro...
 BL> The Pascal approach ran at HALF speed. When I changed my
 BL> function to code written several times as you suggest, it was
 BL> as fast as C and five-times as messy. Calling the function was
 BL> taking most of the time.

 RM> Declare the function "inline". Neat, fast, takes a bit more
 RM> space in the exe.

  In C, or Pascal?

  Isn't that what a macro does in C anyway?

  I can't see much point in using the inline directive in Pascal,
unless it is doing the code wrong or you have a specific instruction
you want inserted right there. Mostly, the Pascal compiler writes what
I would have written inline anyway.

Regards,
Bob
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