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jwlua:finalescriptvsjwlua [2013/09/18 18:22]
jariw [Conclusion]
jwlua:finalescriptvsjwlua [2013/09/18 19:23]
jariw [The MakeMusic blog]
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 ==== The MakeMusic blog ==== ==== The MakeMusic blog ====
  
-Today (Sep. 18, 2013), Kelby Stine at MakeMusic ​posted ​blog on MakeMusic about replacing Wizard-created staff names through FinaleScript. I thought it would be interesting to do a FinaleScript vs. JW Lua comparison on this (testing on beta 0.05 functionality,​ which is soon available).+Today (Sep. 18, 2013), Kelby Stine at MakeMusic ​made post on the MakeMusic ​blog about replacing Wizard-created staff names through FinaleScript. I thought it would be interesting to do a //FinaleScript// vs. //JW Lua// comparison on this (testing on the //JW Lua beta 0.05// functionality,​ which is soon available).
  
 Kelby'​s blog post is here: Kelby'​s blog post is here:
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 ==== Comparison Result ==== ==== Comparison Result ====
  
-I did the comparisons on the same file (a "​Concert Band (Full)"​ created by the 2012c Document Wizard).+I did the comparisons on the same Finale document ​(a "​Concert Band (Full)"​ created by the 2012c Document Wizard) ​on my Windows machine.
  
 ^ Comparison Area ^ FinaleScript ^ JW Lua ^ ^ Comparison Area ^ FinaleScript ^ JW Lua ^
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 ==== Conclusion ==== ==== Conclusion ====
  
-//JW Lua// is a programming language, and the comparison clearly shows that difference. You need to code a bit more, but you have full flexibility,​ can control the brevity of the language - and you get execution speed.+//JW Lua// is a programming language, and the comparison clearly shows that difference. You'​ll ​need to code a bit more, but you have full coding ​flexibility,​ can control the brevity of the language - and you get execution speed.
  
-However, in Finale 2012 string replacement in staff names is generally a bad approach since it put restrictions on the script. Instead, the //JW Lua// script should make changes primarily based on the ''​InstrumentUUID''​ property. In the specific example above, the //JW Lua// execution is **372 times faster** than //​FinaleScript//,​ which would be even more difference if a ''​InstrumentUUID''​ solution would be used. But that's way beyond this comparison. :-)+However, in Finale 2012 string replacement in staff names is generally a bad approach since it put user restrictions on the script. Instead, the //JW Lua// script should make changes primarily based on the ''​InstrumentUUID''​ property. In the specific example above, the //JW Lua// execution is about **372 times faster** than //​FinaleScript//,​ which would probably ​be even more difference if a ''​InstrumentUUID''​ solution would be used. But that's way beyond this comparison. :-)
  
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