Listboxes and SendMessage API

Declare Sub CopyMemory Lib "user32" Alias "RtlMoveMemory" (Source As Any, Dest As Any, size As Long)
Dim p as long
Dim x as long

CopyMemory p, "Item1", len(Item1)
X = SendMessage(List1.hwnd, LB_ADDITEM, 0, p)
SendMessage List1.hwnd, LB_SETITEMDATA, X, value

you can do the same in vb, but much more easier:
list1.additem "item"
list1.itemdata(list1.newindex) = value

Not the code I am looking for.  I was told that when adding alot of record to a list box, like 10,00 plus items that using sendmessage would be faster.  MrMick had answered a question like this previously, but it was only for the adding itemdata.  This fuction should only use the sendmessage command, also do I need to set the redraw to off until it is completed.  I know I am a little off on the original question but I will upgrade the points to 100.

Thanks

MikeP, the rtlmovememory function does not exist, perhaps you can tell me wher eit is, I tried the code exactly as you have it and it does not work.  Help...

Sorry, the correct declare is:
Private Declare Function MoveMemory Lib "kernel32" Alias "RtlMoveMemory" (Dest As Any, src As Any, size As Long) As Long

BTW: It won't make any differense if you are using .AddItem or LB_ADDSTRING, cause.AddItem calls directly LB_ADDSTRING. The important part of the optimization is LB_INITSTORAGE and disabling the redresh

MikeP did you test this code before you sent it.  When I use this code now, it acts as though it is doing something but nothing ever appears in the list, how do you turn on and off the refresh.  I do not know.  Here is the code I am using.

    Dim sSQL As String
    Dim rs As rdoResultset
    Dim retcode As Long
    Dim p As Long
    Dim sName As String
   
    sSQL = "Select * from apps ORDER BY LastName;"
    Set rs = cn.OpenResultset(sSQL, rdOpenDynamic, rdConcurRowVer)
   
    SendMessage list1.hwnd, LB_INITSTORAGE, 10000, 200000

    Do Until rs.EOF
   
        sName = rs!LastName + ", " + rs!FirstName
        MoveMemory p, sName, Len(sName)
        retcode = SendMessage(list1.hwnd, LB_ADDSTRING, 0, p)
        SendMessage list1.hwnd, LB_SETITEMDATA, retcode, CLng(rs!Unique)
        rs.MoveNext
       
    Loop

    Set rs = Nothing

You lock the window update when you pass the listbox handle, and unlcok it when you pass null:

LockWindowUpdate(List1.hwnd)  'Lock
LockWindowUpdate(vbNull)      'Unlock