What's the quicker way to open a file?
I have alway used the open function, but it's too slow for my applications, infact i have measured that, to open 12000 files, it takes 160 seconds, well it's too much for my application. I am trying with the API lopen, but it seems that the time is more and less the same.
Another questions, is it possible to open the file and keep it opened for a long time, let's say a week? And how many files can a vb6 application open? Using the lopen API I have been able to open 160.000 files simultaneously, but i am afraid that the windows can become instable. What do you think about it?

Thanks in advance