>Ah, I already noted that in original sample I sent. Acopy() also doesn't pass original array's reference.

I think the point Fabio and Sergey are trying to make is - If you return @array it SEEMS / LOOKS like VFP is passing back a reference when VFP is actually ACOPYing the array. That is not obvious and may be confusing.

>Cetin
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>>The getArrayRef does not return reference to an array but a copy of an array. It's simpler and clearer to use ACOPY() directly.
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