Hi,

I have a routine in VB that reads a text file (random access) full of drawing coordinates and then draws everything onto a picturebox on my form.

Since the text files are usually larger than 100 MB in size, this process takes a long time, usually over 3 minutes!!!

I'm wondering, how much faster would the same thing take in c++? If there is a significant difference then I may be forced to switch over since 3 minutes is unacceptable for loading this image onto the picture box. More specifically, how does c++ file access differ from VB in speed, and how does c++ drawing methods differe from VB in speed?

Thanx!