A faster way to read Files?

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Takuan

Mhhh, loading Data that way:

Local file=OpenFile(GeoDatpath$)
While Not Eof(file)
LineofData$=ReadLine(file)
Wend
CloseStream File

took me around 2-3 minutes.

If i open the File with an MS Editor it tooks around 3 secs (!).

As more lines BMax reads, as slower it gets.
How would you get acces to a large chunk of Data?
Data are simple x,y,z coords
-1.000000,1.000000,2.00000
-1.000000,1.000000,2.00000

Not sure how ReadLine works.
Would it be faster to read it from memory (which means that porting the file on HD to a memory bank should be faster then 3 minutes)?
Any suggestions?