Most efficient way to build a big variable length string?

[ahenry3068]

Why do you need to do it this way. 

    A more efficient way to do this would be as an Array of shorter strings.      You could keep the same information there I think just as easily.    Then if you need to remove or alter parts in the middle you don't have to move the entire block.

If it needs to go back into a file in one piece thats pretty easily done with an array when you write it out to the file.

for @ahenry3068
You can't use arrays in UDT's in QB64, that's a BIG obstacle when trying to stucture your program.

Neither can you pass arrays from Functions in QB64 but a String is a piece of cake for both UDT's and Function returns.

I am giving this Topic 5 stars!

     If I was doing this I wouldn't put the array in a UDT.    I would probably do an array of 256 character length strings and write a set of subs/funcs to refer to that array as a single virtual string.     Then when writing them out to file I would just iterate through the array when writing out the data.