ECHO ![ord(rtf_cctl)]!rtf_data

Yes, it is faster to combine multiple lines into a single line.  To test
this:

setvar j 0
setvar savetime hpcpumsecs
while setvar(j,j+1) < 1000 do
  echo ![ord(rtf_cctl)]!rtf_data >$null
endwhile
echo total time ![hpcpumsecs-savetime] msecs.

---- vs. ----

setvar j 0
setvar savetime hpcpumsecs
while setvar(j,j+1) < 1000 do
  setvar junk ord(rtf_cctl)
  echo !junk!rtf_data  >$null
endwhile
echo total time ![hpcpumsecs-savetime] msecs.

I get this for output:
total time 1167 msecs.
total time 1262 msecs.   -- not much faster, though.

HTH,
 Jeff Vance, vCSY

> Assuming that the variables have the correct values, and the 
> following 2 lines actually work, is it possible to combine 
> them into one line, with the ORD function inside the ECHO 
> statement ?  If so, would it run any faster??
> 
> SETVAR  JUNK    ORD(RTF_CCTL)
> ECHO ![___!JUNK]!RTF_DATA
...

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