in reply to Re: Re: How to process each byte in a binary file?
in thread How to process each byte in a binary file?
I added a test case for just using read(FILE,1) from a real file, and it's about the same speed as the unpack() on a string (for largish strings).
Of course, this leaves the file open the whole time..but it's wonderfully simple :) I also have a very expensive Netapp filer helping the speed with read-ahead and a huge cache..YMMV.
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