Hi again. Here is a routine which seems to run really slowly - any ideas why? and if so, what suggested solution tks, Al+
with FileListbox.Items do begin label1.caption:='Process - adding qualifiers'; beginupdate; for I := 0 to FileListbox.items.count-1 do Strings[i]:=Strings[i]+'\*.*'; endupdate; end; --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body of "unsubscribe delphi" Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/