Take a look at Re: SQL select slow on tables shared with VFP8 Thread #972500 Message #972627

>if vfp3 runs great, same code in vfp9 takes too long.
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>   SELECT a.ssn, last_name, first_name, mid_name, ;
>   address1, address2, city, state, zip_code, ;
>   b.end_type, d.cert_desc, ;
>   iif(!empty(b.fteff_date),b.fteff_date,b.cur_eff) as cur_eff, ;
>   iif(!empty(b.ftexp_date),b.ftexp_date,b.exp_date) as exp_date, ;
>   c.subj_num, c.level_code, ;
>   c.org_eff AS end_eff, c.exp_date AS end_date, b.deficien ;
>   FROM teacher A, certif B, endorsem C, endtype D ;
>   WHERE a.ssn = '000000000' ;
>   and a.ssn = b.ssn ;
>   and (b.print = .T. or b.printl = .T.) ;
>   AND b.ssn+b.end_type = c.ssn+c.end_type ;
>   AND b.end_type = d.end_type ;
>   INTO CURSOR temp1 ;
>   order by a.ssn, b.end_type
>