>That seems like a good one. For that matter, I wonder if you could just say:

>Update yourtable set field1=field1 where .F.

No, VFP is smart enough to make no changes to the file, AFAIK.

>I wonder if it would still change the file's timestamp by just doing that?
>
>>

>>Update yourtable set field1=field1 where Recno()=1 && replace field1 with the actual name

>>
>>>Is there a way more efficient than this (assuming no records are marked for deletion in normal use, and that if zero records, then there is not need for the TOUCH)?

>>>USE XXXX
>>>If RECC()>0
>>>  GOTO 1
>>>  DELETE
>>>  RECALL
>>>ENDIF
>>>USE

>>>
>>>Thanks!