> Because your code was so straightforward and easy to read, I
 > don't want to make any suggestions that would torture the readability and
 > maintainability just for the sake of half a second of execution
 > time.
Oh, come on, aren't basic programmers known for spaghetti code .
 > The first thing I noticed about your code is that it is making
 > string comparisons in the Select Case structure, which are
 > comparatively slow.
What would be faster, a large if..else if block?
 > Since a Select Case will break on the first successful
 > comparison, I would rearrange the order of the comparisons to put
 > the most likely matches at the top of the list, instead of "300 b"
 > at the top.
This makes sense.  All I need to do is look at the output file to see which 
speed I have the most connections for and adjust the select case statement 
based upon that.
 > I am assuming that FileHandle2 may at some point be modified to
 > output to a modem instead of a file.
No, that's not needed.  All I need to do is create the file -- my Mailer 
program (Intermail) automatically displays the file as it passes control from 
it to the BBS software.
 > The simplest way to do this would be with PBFILES, which has a
 > buffered line input routine with a dynamically allocated buffer of any
 > size you specify, up to the max string segment size.
I downloaded that from CI$ this morning and will tinker with it later 
night.
 > Another easy way would be to grap WINER.ZIP, the freeware version of
 > Ethan Winer's BASIC Tips and Techniques.
I have that book so I can always look in there.
Thanks for the tips!
Take Care, Zack Jones
zack@hom.net
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