>>>>>>>>I am assuming these 2 statements are functionally equivalent. Am I correct?
>>>>>>>>Thanks
>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>select * ;
>>>>>>>>from test_financing ;
>>>>>>>>inner join tip on test_financing.tip_id = tip.tip_id ;
>>>>>>>>where between(_year,tipyear,tipyear+4) ;
>>>>>>>>order by lead, st_name, _year 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>select * ;
>>>>>>>>from tip ;
>>>>>>>>inner join test_financing on test_financing.tip_id = tip.tip_id ;
>>>>>>>>where between(_year,tipyear,tipyear+4) ;
>>>>>>>>order by lead, st_name, _year 
>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Yes. You will get the same result from both.
>>>>>>>But abouth to speed you should check Actual Execution Plan.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>What is AEP?
>>>>>
>>>>>Run both queries in SSMS (SQL Server Management Studio)
>>>>>Before you run them just click on "Include Actual Execution Plan" button from the toolbar.
>>>>
>>>>Is that a VFP tool or is this some additional software I will have to install?
>>>
>>>SQL Server Management Studio is included with SQL Server Standard edition and higher.
>>
>>Ahh. . . then I don't have it available.
>>Thanks
>
>Don,
>In VFP 8 or 9 you could use SYS(3054) to check how your query is executed, but because used database here is SQL Server that is why I suggested to use SSMS :-)

Both tables are from a VFP database. What made you think they were from SQL-Server?