>NEXTThe key here is that with SCAN, you don't have to SELECT the original work area each time through the loop. This is only an issue if you SELECT another work area inside the loop. Regardless of which you use, I find the difference to be minimal. I think SCAN is much more readable than FOR i=1 TO RECCOUNT(). Without a significant difference, I would use SCAN unless you have a huge loop where speed is vital.

That's my situation, it's a large loop run many times, taking hours to run - any savings I can get is useful...I generally much prefer SCAN myself, though, too...Also, I have to switch selected tables a few times in this loop, including a query - that may be why the SCAN appears less efficient here...