>>>>You mean in case there are table fields named lcFieldName, lcValue, or lcAlias? IMO anyone who would name fields that deserves all the trouble they get, hastening their transition to driving a cab for a living ;-)
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>>>Yes,
>>>And I think anyone who doesn't use MDOT deserves all the trouble they get either:) MDOT is part of the language and it should be mandatory. You are saying "anyone who would name.." but why are you thinking in the context of English. How do you know that 'lcalias' doesn't constitute a perfectly valid field name in Turkish or in another language:)
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>>>Actually what I think is, if I wouldn't use MDOT here then I wouldn't use anywhere else and sooner or later get hit with not using MDOT. On another forum I wasted my time showing not using MDOT is unwise. Nay sayers, as it turned out, doesn't even know how VFP treat variable and fieldnames in different contexts.
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>>>Cetin
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>>OK. You all have convinced me. (Yes, I do take advice, sometimes). Using m. prefixes is a small enough price to pay for even a marginal increase in code safety. We all know how even the tiniest slip-up can bite.
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>Speed is another increased feature.

Now that I did not know. Any idea how much?