Question : Problem: PowerBasic VB5 DLL Compiler

Anyone out there use the PowerBasic DLL Compiler for VB5?
Supposedly you turn your VB code into a DLL, then call that DLL from VB like any other DLL, and gain a performance increase in your app. Is this true? How does such a DLL based app compared to VB5 native compiled code performance wise. Or is this product only for enhancing VB4, which lacks native code compilation capability? I need a review of this product by someone who's actually used it.

Answer : Problem: PowerBasic VB5 DLL Compiler

Power Basic is a very nice compiler for VB4 that transform an application in a standard DLL. I used it to develop a small graphic engine for an industrial application that nedeed fast resposne time. It is quite easy to use and affordable.
I never compared a Power Basic DLL to a VB5 native compiled code, but I think it's faster than VB5.
If you need to write DLL or fast response time routine and you don't want to mess around with C++ I strongly suggest you to use Power Basic.