Getting array of folder names in a directory very slow

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I put together an example project for you, modified from this post:

[Declares] Fastest way to scan folders?

The following will give you a list of directory entries, very quickly (on Win32 target at least). Function FastItems(extends f as FolderItem) As FolderItem() #if Not TargetWin32 return nil #endif // Return all of the files within a folder in the quickest way possible. // courtesy: http://forums.realsoftware.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=13692&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=folderItem+aaron&start=15 // With modificaitons by me to use NativePath, corrected a minor bug and ignore ".", ".." en…