Size and depth of structure issue

structure deviceip { 
    char name[32] 
    char ipaddr[20] 
    integer ipport
    integer iptype 
    dev devid
} 

structure msgs { 
    char msgdate[19]
    char msgtext[80]
}

structure lamps { 
    integer pwr
    char hr[5]
}

structure temps { 
    char val[5]
}

structure valmap { 
    char str[32]
}

structure paneldat { 
    char name[32] 
    integer tab 
    dev devid 
    char tpbuff[100]
    char tpinput[100]
}

structure displaysettings { 
    char name[32]
    integer pwr
    integer vmute
    integer feed
    integer follows
    integer status
    integer swtid //VGA Switch ID
    integer vport //VGA Port Number
    integer type
    integer commtype
    deviceip ipcomm[1] 
    char sercomm[64]
    dev serdevid[1]
    integer chan
    integer amute
    integer volcatv
    integer vol
    integer volset
    integer tmp
    integer projerr
    integer errorcount
    char text[32]
    char buffout[64] //holds buffer of integer commands as string data for fifo operations 
    char buffin[1024]
    integer lastcmd
    integer msgidx
    msgs currmsg[1]
    msgs prevmsg[128]
    lamps lamp[1] 
    temps temp[1] 
    integer lamplimlevel
}

structure audchans { 
    char name[20]
    char id[1]
    char chan[1]
    integer val
    integer mute
    integer volset
}

structure audiodata { 
    char name[32] 
    integer type 
    integer commtype 
    deviceip ipcomm[1]
    char sercomm[64]
    dev serdevid
    char buffin[256] //Extron Mp121
    char buffout[256] //Extron MP121
    audchans ch[20] 
}

structure lightchans { 
    char name[20]
    char chan[1]
    integer volset
    integer val
    integer isgang
}

structure lightingdata { 
    char name[32] 
    integer type 
    integer commtype 
    deviceip ipcomm[1]
    char sercomm[64]
    dev serdevid[1]
    char buffin[256] //Extron 
    char buffout[256] //Extron 
    lightchans ch[20] 
}

structure inputs { 
    char name[32]
    integer swtid //VGA Switch ID
    integer vport //VGA Switch Video Port (nornally Aud and Vid)
    integer aport //VGA Switch Audio Port (Use separate Aud/Vid for oddball stuff)
    integer follows 
}

structure switchdata { 
    char name[32] 
    integer type 
    char sercomm[64] 
    dev devid
    char buffin[512] 
    char buffout[512] 
} 

structure helpdata { 
    integer helpbtns[32] 
    char buffin[256] 
    char buffout[1024] 
}


structure room { 
    char name[32] 
    char dbid[12]
    integer status
    paneldat panels[1] 
    displaysettings d[8] 
    audiodata audio[1] 
    inputs in[8] 
    lightingdata lights[1] 
    switchdata swt[2] 
    helpdata help[1]
    // what else in the room? 
    char helpbuffin[256] //Help/Log gateway
    char helpbuffout[1024] //Help/Log Gateway
}

a_riot42 wrote: »

One thing I found with Netlinx that wasn't intuitive is that nested structures are sloooowwww.

jimmyw wrote: »

if you are running through a LARGE struct array...