FormCalc v. JavaScript - performance issues?

[Former Community Member]

My intelligent document currently has about 30,000 lines of script, most of which is in FormCalc. Many operations take about 3-5 seconds to complete.



Would performance increase considerably if I converted the FormCalc code to JavaScript, or would there be no difference?

[Former Community Member]

No, FormCalc is faster than JavaScript as it has more direct access to the object model and is tuned for doing the things it is able to do whereas JavaScript is a broader more general scripting language.



If you want to improve performance you should review your code and make sure your scripts are as efficient as possible. In particular I recommend using resolveNode() as little as possible.



Depending on what your doing, and how big and complex your form is, 3-5 seconds may not be that bad.



Chris

Adobe Enterprise Developer Support

[Former Community Member]

Good to know. Thanks Chris!