> Hey,
>     I've been trying to draw to the screen as fast as possible for a while
> now, and with each new method it gets slightly faster, however, if
possible
> I'd like to draw even faster still.  I've heard that DirectX would allow
me
> to draw to the screen very fast, but I've not found any basic code to
> demonstrate this.  So far I've used PSet, SetPixelV, SetBitmapBits and
> SetDIBits and with each method the drawing got faster but I'd like to push
> VB even further and from what I understand DirectX is the way to go.
> If anyone has any demo code or tutorials that demonstrate some basic use
of
> DirectX then I'd be very greatful.  I've seen Patrice Scribes site before
> but it seemed to be more 3D than 2D.
> Thanks in advance for any help,

>     Mike

> P.s. if this isn't the fastest way to draw using VB then I'd welcome any
> other suggestions, would ASM be a better way maybe?