Since we've established that you're really just looking to speed up your processing, look here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306022[
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Look for "Use Automation to transfer an array of data to a range on a worksheet" on that page--that gives you an example of populating a range with an array. Basically, you load your data into a multi-dimensional array, and then in one line of code load that array to your sheet--works MUCH faster.