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.NET API Question

I am new to .NET but have a lot of experience in VB (v 3+).

I have an application that deals with thousands of files and working
with VB .NET I see the dir function. In the past I have stayed away
from the VB6 DIR function in favor of the API calls.

Do I still use API calls in the same way as I did in previous versions
of VB or is it now best to use the built in functions? I am asking
purely from a performance standpoint.

Thanks for your replies.

Don Beal
Nov 20 '05 #1
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"Don Beal" <do******@no.spam.yahoo.com> wrote in message
Do I still use API calls in the same way as I did in previous versions
of VB or is it now best to use the built in functions? I am asking
purely from a performance standpoint.


You should use the methods from the Base Class Library. In your case, take a
look at the classes under the System.IO namespace [Directory, DirectoryInfo,
File, FileInfo, etc].

Regards,
Pieter Philippaerts
Managed SSL/TLS: http://www.mentalis.org/go.php?sl
Nov 20 '05 #2
"Don Beal" <do******@no.spam.yahoo.com> schrieb:
I have an application that deals with thousands of files
and working with VB .NET I see the dir function. In
the past I have stayed away from the VB6 DIR function in
favor of the API calls.

Do I still use API calls in the same way as I did in
previous versions of VB or is it now best to use the
built in functions? I am asking purely from a
performance standpoint.


Have a look at the classes provided in the 'System.IO' namespace
('Directory', 'File', 'DirectoryInfo', 'FileInfo', ...).

--
Herfried K. Wagner
MVP · VB Classic, VB.NET
<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>
Nov 20 '05 #3

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