>Just a sample hit me, somehow related, from another forum:
>
>select alltrim(firstName)+' '+alltrim(lastName) as fullName from ...
>
>vs
>
>select firstName-(' '+lastName) as fullName from ...
>
>The latter ensures you'd have a consistent result even if the base structures change.
>Cetin

I've tried it and got 51 for both cases:

CREATE CURSOR Table1 (FirstName C(20), LastName C(30))
INSERT INTO Table1 VALUES ('Mike', 'Cole')
INSERT INTO Table1 VALUES ('Cetin', 'Basoz')
INSERT INTO Table1 VALUES ('Tracy', 'Holzer')
INSERT INTO Table1 VALUES ('Borislav', 'Borissov')

select alltrim(firstName)+' '+alltrim(lastName) as fullName ;
from table1 INTO CURSOR curTest
=MESSAGEBOX(FSIZE('fullName'))

select firstName-(' '+lastName) as fullName ;
from table1 INTO CURSOR curTest
=MESSAGEBOX(FSIZE('fullName'))