>Is there a way to reference a field without specifiying the currently selected alias, something in the flavor of m.Fieldname? I think I've seen this in old Dbase code, just don't know if there is a way to do it in VFP.

You don't need in alias referencing to current table.fields. Also, many commands support IN close to do it in different work areas. However, using alias is the way to make code more readable.