I haven't noticed that WinForms apps are slow. How much memory have you got on your machine? I find 512 to be the minimum for a .NET dev machine.
Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Oliveri" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 9:15 AM Subject: [DOTNET] Windows Application painfully sluggish > Hi all, > I have started to build a Windows application and in the process have > noticed that the response time is very sluggish(compared to an old VB6 > app). The app appears to draw on the screen in sections. You can see the > different parts coming up (especially in the 500Mhz machine, see below). > > I have tried this two ways on two different machines. > One 500Mhz and one 1.8Ghz. Both are pretty close in results (by my eye). > > 1. I'm reading an xml file into a datagrid. > 2. I'm retrieving records from a SQL Server DB into a datagrid. > > The response for the SQL DB example is a lot faster than the xml but the > SQL is still not as responsive as a former VB6 app. > > I've tried this on two machines. > > I've read about a user acount needing to be there: ASPNET which it is. > > I mean, I only have a grid and a command button. I hate to see a full > blown app. > > Is this a known issue? > > You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or > subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com. > You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.
