performance question

[gotstamped]

hi guys!
which is faster between these 2 approaches to return the list of files matching a filter in a particular path?

1. using the DIR function
Dir(<filter>)

2. using a file list box
FileListBox.Pattern = <filter>

which is better to use???

[Bill Crawley]

Easy way is to try both and time it. But on the surface i'd expect the DIR format to be faster because you havn't got the overhead of the listbox.