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Keywords: Arrays vs. Item Lists (Speed)
However with lots of data, different factors come into play. And thus I think perhaps you could try the Arrayize and use arrays to step thru your data. It may be more efficient in the case you describe.
Here's some code to time code to speed differences:
Decimals(3) beginetime=GetTickCount() ;all your code goes here endtime=GetTickCount() timeinseconds=(endtime-begintime)/1000.0 Message("Time",timeinseconds)
Article ID: W15445
File Created: 2003:05:13:11:27:54
Last Updated: 2003:05:13:11:27:54