>Naomi --
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>There's always been a split in the VFP community about MemberData usage ... yes, there are some performance hits, but it increases readability a lot.
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>I use it all the time, and have never been aware of any performance degradation doing so.
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>No doubt it depends on the machine your working on, the configuration and depth of your class structure, and how sensitive you are to speed issues.
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>In any case, if you are using PEM Editor, there's a preference item so that it won't create _MemberData if it doesn't already exist.
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Thanks, Jim.