[blitz] amiga/blitz Mode speed question

[peceha]

Hi,
Lets say my program looks like:

;---
;files with statements
INCLUDE...
INCLUDE...
INCLUDE...

;jumping into blitz mode
BLITZ

;executing some statements from INCLUDE files
some statements...
;---


The above order gives me average times for 3 parts of my program as follows:
90
250
100


When I move INCLUDE part down below BLITZ command (so the statements files are read in blitz mode) the miracle happens and the timings get much better:
8
37
11

Why does the location of inicial statements (amiga/blitz Mode) have inpact on program's speed?

Thanks

[Nightshft]

Not coding Blitz for a while, but this is what I remember.
IIRC the Blitz compiler uses the Blitz and Amiga commands "stupidly" from top to down.
For example:

BLITZ
  some code
  gosub subroutine1
AMIGA
  pgm end code
END

.subroutine1
  subcode1
return

Here "subcode1" is executed in normal Amiga mode IIRC (Correct me if I'm wrong).
I'd say it's not exactly what you'd expect from the compiler normally.

[peceha]

So looks like I have to be more careful where I write and what...
Thanks

[idrougge]

That’s something I had never thought of; that the position of an INCLUDE statement alters the speed of the entire included file. Nice find!