Thanks everybody!

I downloaded the latest 1.7 and now the process takes about a second for a
5MB file.

Dougie


"Douglas J van Vliet" <dougie / global.co.za> wrote in message
news:a5vvcq$ha4$1 / ctb-nnrp1.saix.net...
> Hi,
>
> Is there a way of loading a text file in memory and then accessing the
lines
> one at a time?
>
> The files are 4 to 9MB's and take 15 - 20 seconds to load a line at a
time.
>
> If I use SmallScript (Smalltalk), it takes less than a second or two to
load
> it. (remainingContents)
>
> Dougie
>
>