>a very small percent


That means that downloading Rushmore maps is not the problem. I see your response to Ed:

>The problem is not with
the speed of the query. The problem is with
the fact that I am attaching the result of the
query to a grid. If I didnt have to refresh
the grid then I wouldnt have a speed issue.

I don't have much to offer here. My experience with grids has not been positive. I often use a browse to display subsets instead of a grid.

Peter Robinson