Are you running the files directly? Check your SET PATH and put the most frequently accessed folders first.

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>>Start - Run - Command.com
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>>And run from there. Tell if there is any difference that way.
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>No difference. In fact, we tinkered with 'Memory' settings but did not work ( speed did not improve )
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>The code that is taking lot of time is a RETURN command of a .spr with a return value. ( RETURN LnValue )
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>Rakesh