[FX.php List] Do non-field objects on layout affect performance?

[Joel Shapiro]

Hey Webko

Thanks for setting up the test.  Do you notice any difference if the  
results per page is greater than 25?

It seems to me that only field data could be recognized by  
FileMaker's XML processes, but still I've always kept my web layouts  
to a bare minimum -- even though adding some more info could probably  
be helpful to any future developer.  It would be nice to hear  
something definitive on this.

Thanks,
-Joel


On May 4, 2008, at 6:25 PM, Tim 'Webko' Booth wrote:

> Dear All,
>
>> Recent thread comments:
>>
>>>> I always create web-specific layouts for web apps...
>>
>>> I do this as well but thinking about it, I can't really see how  
>>> they can affect the speed... it's all about the data, there are  
>>> no screen redraws through XML
>>
>> In Filemaker, the access to the data, I think, is very GUI-based.  
>> Otherwise, why do we need to create web-specific layouts? I'm  
>> betting it does make a difference. I doubt a few text objects  
>> would make much difference ( I will sometimes leave headers in my  
>> web-based list layouts), but what about a biggish form layout with  
>> a graphic or two? This really does need tried and tested. (points  
>> finger at rest of list  ;-)
>
> The *FileMaker* access is indeed heavily GUI oriented - but not the  
> XML interface... And the web specific layouts are usually to reduce  
> the size of the returned data array as much as possible.
>
> Anyway, initial anecdotal test is at:
>
> http://test.nicheit.com.au/test/acph/list.php?memName=*   //Nothing  
> except data fields on layout
> vs
> http://test.nicheit.com.au/test/acph/list_pics.php?memName=*  // 
> Additional 30 MB of pictures on layout
>
> I can't see a discernible difference in speed of response...
>
> Cheers
>
> Webko
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