don't knowing it exactly, but had some timing probes on it I would say most KiX macros are populated dynamically on-demand , values aren't cached (Well, it's quite clear that @error and @serror are cached, in opposition to @time )

We had a topic about that here with @ldomain (obviously not cached)

hth

Jochen

[ 06 October 2001: Message edited by: jpols ]

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the correct answer is: 'it depends'. Macros of which the value requires network access (such as @FULLNAME) are populated only if and when they are used. Other macros, such as @LDOMAIN do not require network access, and are populated when KiXtart starts.

Note that most values are cached, and do not change during a single KiXtart 'run'.

Kind regards,

Ruud

thanks for the insight !

So @LDOMAIN is populated at scriptstart ...
Just wonder why the timing is then :

quote:

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35000 Iterations of $x = @ldomain : 00:00:05:007
35000 Iterations of $x = $domain : 00:00:00:791 (starts with $domain = @ldomain)

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Is it a speed Issue addressing cached macros ?

Jochen

[ 08 October 2001: Message edited by: jpols ]

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Kind regards,

Ruud