AutoCAD 2005 Tables: Slow Processing is AutoCAD, My Machine, or MyCode?

I'm trying to populate a table in 2005. It has 2 columns and 180 rows
and its taking a full minute (59.8 sec) to process. Is it my machine
(which does need reformatting but is a dual 2.8ghz), my code (which
looks fairly free of bottlenecks, or is 2005 tables just a mutt?

Sub TestTableSpeed()
StartTime = Timer
'
Dim TabObj As AcadTable
Dim Pnt(0 To 2) As Double
Cols = 2
Rows = 180
Set TabObj = ThisDrawing.ModelSpace.AddTable(Pnt, Rows, Cols, 0.15, 6)
For Q& = 0 To Rows - 1
TabObj.SetText Q&, 0, "Col0:Row" & Q&
TabObj.SetText Q&, 1, "Col1:Row" & Q&
Next
TabObj.Update
'
EndTime = Timer
MsgBox EndTime - StartTime
End Sub

Also, changing the row count has some interesting results, its not
proportional.

30 rows = 2 sec
60 rows = 7 sec
90 rows = 15 sec
120 rows = 27 sec
180 rows = 59 sec

CPU Usage averages 50%

Terry

 

No, it's not your machine.

AutoCAD table operations are so slow that they're
barely useful for anything but small tables.

 

Just tried it on my P4 Laptop.
It took 231 seconds, in battery saving mode.
I don't expect it to go much faster in full speed mode, cause tables are
real slow.!!!

 

The powers that be listened to somebody. AutoCAD 2006 introduces a much
needed RegenerateTableSuppressed property. Set it to true before
crunching and back to false when done.

Slashed the processing time on that 180 row table from (59) seconds down
to a mere (1) second!

Terry

 

Thanks for the update !!