>I really hate this:
>

>... for Check = .t.
>

>There is no need for one additional comparison, why not just:
>

>... for Check
>

Just for clarity in this particular case. But you don't need to write for Check = .t., you're right.

Though it may be a good idea to measure speed difference with and without it. Can you test on a big table (~10Mln records)? And in SQL?

I'm doing something right now, can not test.