AFAICS, both APPEND BLANK and INSERT-SQL lock the table header and can cause the same issues in a multi user environment - for example "File is in use by another" error. With APPEND BLANK you set each field twice, once with it's default value and then with the data you want to insert, that's the biggest disadvantage.

As one can use INSERT FROM NAME with VFP9, one could rethink program logic using APPEND BLANK and GATHER or REPLACE with a more object oriented approach.

Bye, Olaf.