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Meena_ramanathan · Beginner Joined: 25 Oct 2005 Posts: 11 Topics: 7

Hi,
Is there any site from where i can find out how to use strobe to monitor the CPU usage when a job runs.
I'm trying to find out what CPU time it takes to initialize an array of a million occurences coded in cobol.

Any pointers?

kolusu · Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 2:11 pm Post subject:

Meena_ramanathan,

haatvedt · Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 3:16 am Post subject:

Meena,

perhaps you should consider if its possible to code a process which does not require an array to be initialized. I avoid initializing arrays if at all possible. I use ODO (variable length) arrays when using a binary search (SEARCH ALL). This allows for the array to not require initialization.

The only situation that I have found which absolutely requires initialization is a technique sometimes referred to as a "sparse table/array". This is usually encountered in hash tables. Note that "direct index" tables are really a special case of a hash table.

So a better solution to your issue might be is there a process which would eliminate the need to initialize the array ????

Chuck Haatvedt
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