>You'll get error in VFP as well because SQL MAX() has only one parameter. The MAX() in procedural code, that you're referring to, is totally different function.
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>select IIF(FLD1 - FLD2 < 0, 0, FLD1 - FLD2) as NEWCOLUMN from MyTable
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>select CASE WHEN FLD1 - FLD2 < 0 THEN 0 ELSE FLD1 - FLD2 END as NEWCOLUMN from MyTable
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Do you know or do you think that SQL Server (and VFP too) evaluate the expression FLD1 - FLD2 twice or the engines are smart enough to only do it once? I am just curious if I should get the cursor with just the Days difference column and then process this cursor in VFP for negative values.
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