As the others have said, the SQL Insert is now preferred, but I wouldn't refactor a program just to change the syntax. One of the benefits of the new way is you can populate your fields on the same command. Keep in mind that it does not change your workarea, and that field names without alias will refer to the table you are inserting into.
The help on this command has some very useful information, worth the time to read.
Bob
>Is Append blank and old fashioned command ?
>I use it in many places of my softwares
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