From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Charles Millar Subject: Re: Extremely slow org-table operations Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 15:19:49 -0400 Message-ID: <54528F55.908@verizon.net> References: <87d29brz2k.fsf@nicolasgoaziou.fr> <54517AE2.8060907@verizon.net> <5452316F.5060203@verizon.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:50611) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XkE9F-0005XL-65 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 31 Oct 2014 11:30:50 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XjvGT-000363-HM for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 30 Oct 2014 15:20:16 -0400 Received: from vms173013pub.verizon.net ([206.46.173.13]:60927) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XjvGT-00035j-Dk for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 30 Oct 2014 15:20:09 -0400 Received: from [192.168.1.134] ([70.209.130.79]) by vms173013.mailsrvcs.net (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7.0.5.32.0 64bit (built Jul 16 2014)) with ESMTPA id <0NE900GCJV13C610@vms173013.mailsrvcs.net> for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 30 Oct 2014 14:19:53 -0500 (CDT) In-reply-to: <5452316F.5060203@verizon.net> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Org Mode Earlier today I attempted to send the following. Charles Millar wrote: > Hi Michael, > > Michael Brand wrote: >> Hi Charles >> >> First I would like to point out that to my understanding there are now >> two separate issues in discussion in this thread which are easy to mix >> up: >> >> 1) The same table calculates fast or slow depending on the position >> within the same entry, see OP. > I did not understand; I thought that the speed slowed down as the OP > progressed from table to table in the file. >> 2) An entry with nothing but a single table, as you describe it: > True; I did not bother to mention other files in which I had multiple > tables, some with references to other tables in the file. At times > "M-x org-table-iterate-buffer-tables" seemed to take eternity, > squared. (Imagine a smiley face placed here.) >> On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 12:40 AM, Charles Millar >> wrote: >>> I learned that the hard way when I had one table - four columns, three >>> simple addition formulas with about 1,000 entries. It seemed an >>> eternity >>> before the addition was completed. >> Only out of curiosity I would like to see the TBLFM. And do you see >> still the same slowness with 8.3beta? > It has been quite a while and I suspect that my experience may have > been with org <8.0. I try to find the older files, give them a run and > let you know. I will also give org another shot using multiple > tables, as spreadsheets, in one file. The worst that can happen is > that I will have to export the tables. > > Charlie