>>thank you for reply
>>what, exactly, does not work in interactive change? it works but very slow
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>Thats why I do not appreciate it.
>
>You may try to set a filter instead of SELECT / Set property, this normaly speeds it up.
>
>Agnes

Filter and grids used to disagree with each other. I believe it's better in VFP9, but still I don't think it's a good idea.