Shawn, here are the results of your script. This was running minimised.

code:

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SHOWFILE   Version 2.0    by cj
ESC = quit  ENTER = new line  SPACE = clear

7:52:35 AM:  INSERT INTO tblJournals (Tech, jDate) VALUES ('Chris Matheson', 'new journal')
7:52:36 AM:  select id from tblJournals where tech='Chris Matheson' and jDate='new journal'
7:52:36 AM:  2 Queries run
Goodbye!

C:\scripts>k shawnfiletest.kix

07:52:48
07:55:48
30446 lines
C:\scripts>

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So, to summarise, when it comes to reading each line of a 30,000 line 1.3MB text file and incrementing an integer:

Pure KiX: 3:24
Pure VBS: 0:01 (prob less, but timer counts seconds)
KiX & OLE: 3:00

On a relative scale:
Pure KiX: 0.49%
Pure VBS: 100%
KiX & OLE: 0.56%

On a positive note, OLE calls improve the performance of KiX scripts by 0.07%

cj