Problem with saving edits when new features are added to a dataset

[MatthewJones2]

Hello,

I'm using some VBA code that I found on here that will convert selected graphics on a map to features and then add those new features to an existing dataset. Once an edit session is open, the code gets the selected graphics, starts an edit operation, adds the new features, and then stops the edit operation. The code works well and does exactly what I need it to do, but there is a problem. Every time I go and manually save new features that were added to the dataset, the Save Edits process gets slower and slower every time the command it run. Eventually, the save process slows to such a crawl that I have to end the process by shutting down the Mx document.

I wonder if this is some kind of memory issue because when I open up the map document again then saving edits starts out fast, but then the process starts to slow again after saving a few times. I've tried to free up some of the objects after executing the code, but to no avail. Does anyone have ideas why it's doing this? I've attached the code below. Thanks,

Private Sub UIButtonControl1_Click()

  Dim pMxApp As IMxApplication
  Dim pMxDoc As IMxDocument
  Dim pID As New UID
  Dim pEditor As IEditor
  Dim pGraphicsContainer As IGraphicsContainer
  Dim pGraphContSel As IGraphicsContainerSelect
  
  Set pMxApp = Application
  Set pMxDoc = ThisDocument
  pID = "esriEditor.Editor"  'version 9.0 compatible.  Previously:  PID = "esriCore.Editor"
  Set pEditor = Application.FindExtensionByCLSID(pID)
  Set pGraphicsContainer = pMxDoc.FocusMap
  Set pGraphContSel = pGraphicsContainer
  
  Dim pEditLayers As IEditLayers
  Dim pFeatureLayer As IFeatureLayer
  Set pEditLayers = pEditor
  Set pFeatureLayer = pEditLayers.CurrentLayer
  
  Dim pGraphicElementEnum As IEnumElement
  Set pGraphicElementEnum = pGraphContSel.SelectedElements  'get selected graphics
  
  pGraphicElementEnum.Reset
  
  Dim pElement As IElement
  Set pElement = pGraphicElementEnum.Next
  
  'check if edit session is present
  If Not pEditor.EditState = esriStateEditing Then
    MsgBox "You must start an edit session before using this tool.", vbExclamation, "Editing must be enabled"
    Exit Sub
  End If
  
  'check if graphics are selected
  If pElement Is Nothing Then
    MsgBox "Please select a graphic to save", vbExclamation, "Select graphic(s) to save"
    Exit Sub
  End If
     
  pEditor.StartOperation
  
  On Error GoTo Error_Handler
  
    Do While Not pElement Is Nothing  'loop through the graphics
    
      Dim pGeom As IGeometry
      Set pGeom = pElement.Geometry
      
      If pGeom.GeometryType = pFeatureLayer.FeatureClass.ShapeType Then
        'geometry types of graphic and output feature layer are the same
      
        Dim pFeature As IFeature
        Set pFeature = pFeatureLayer.FeatureClass.CreateFeature 'create new output feature
        
        Dim pGeoDef As IGeometryDef
        Dim pZAw As IZAware
        Dim pMAw As IMAware
        Dim pFld As Long
        
        pFld = pFeatureLayer.FeatureClass.FindField(pFeatureLayer.FeatureClass.ShapeFieldName)
        'find Geometry field
        
        Set pGeoDef = pFeatureLayer.FeatureClass.Fields.Field(pFld).GeometryDef
        Set pZAw = pGeom
        
        If pGeoDef.HasZ Then   'Test if output layer is Z aware.
          'The Z values of points and polyline/polygon vertices need to be set to zero,
          'or an error will result when feature is saved to the output feature class
          
          pZAw.ZAware = True  'make feature Z aware
          
          If pGeom.GeometryType <> esriGeometryPoint Then
            'problem: Points do not implement the IZ interface and must be treated differently
                     
            Dim pZ As IZ
            Set pZ = pGeom
            pZ.SetConstantZ 0  'set all Z values of vertices to zero
         
          Else
            'point features need to have their Z values set to zero
            
            Dim pPt As esriGeometry.IPoint  'changed from version 8.3, previously esriCore.IPoint
            Set pPt = pGeom
            pPt.Z = 0
                        
          End If
        End If
                
        Set pMAw = pGeom
        
        If pGeoDef.HasM Then    'test if output feature class has M values
          Set pMAw = pGeom
          pMAw.MAware = True    'make new feature M aware
        End If
                
        'store new feature
        Set pFeature.Shape = pGeom
        pFeature.Store

        'delete the graphic element after it has been converted to a feature
        pGraphicsContainer.DeleteElement pElement
        
      End If
      
      Set pElement = pGraphicElementEnum.Next
    
    Loop
  
  pEditor.StopOperation "Convert Features from Graphics"  'allows ability to "undo" edits
  pMxDoc.ActiveView.Refresh
  
  Exit Sub
  
Error_Handler:
  pEditor.AbortOperation
  MsgBox Err.Description

End Sub