>ON a P-166 Mhz , 32 Mb Ram , a combo whose rowsource file has 6000 records , takes 30 seconds to reach the records with letter 'S'.
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>Could somebody help in optimising speed. Does VFP work so slow with just 6000 records (4 MB File)
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>Thanks
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You are going to be better off using a different control -- like a list box or a grid. What you are observing is expected with that many records.