I have a solution that stores 128x128px images that are pasted via applescripts into container fields. I'm experiencing performance issues after converting from FM6 to FM7 (2 sec/record to delete on fast hardware, etc), that do not seem to occur when thumbnails (same pixel count and bit depth as my pasted images) are imported from a folder of .jpgs. I need to get down to what's different in the way these are stored, got a customer site that's going to take several days of processing to upgrade to FM7 unless I can figure a way to optimize my images. Any insights are appreciated.

Paul D. Sprague

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Paul:

Welcome to the Forums.

When you converted your solution, were the images in the converted files already? You may want to export the data from your FMP6 solution, then convert what's essentially a clone (keep one blank record if you're using globals that already have data in them) then import the data back into the new FMP7 solution. This way, FMP7 is putting the images exactly where it wants, how it wants, rather than having to convert, which may well be causing you to lose optimization.

It's just a guess, but a guess based on other slowdowns I've seen in converted systems.

-Stanley

Stanley -

Thanks for the response, your idea may help to smooth the transition. But ongoing after migration, FM7 has a performance problem with new pasted images vs thumbnails of the same size. Any other ideas?

Paul D. Sprague

Paul:

Are you having performance problems with just the images, or are there other issues? Also, are you working single-user, or in a networked solution? And what hardware are you using?

-Stanley