> Any answers, pointers, tips greatly appreciated, as we've got a history of
> highly satisfactory use of IBObjects with Delphi 7 (although with a
> similar performance hit loading DevEx grids from TIBOQuery)...

Also, would you please get the latest release IBO 4.9.14?
There likely won't be much difference, but I'd like to know if there is.

Thanks,
Jason LeRoy Wharton
www.ibobjects.com