>Rule # 1: Never make an application where the record number is important, use index tags instead.
>Rule # 2: If the record number is important, rethink your design and see rule # 1.
>Rule # 3: There are NO exceptions to these rules.
>

I agree with you, with one exception. Now and then, you need to build some kind of file, often a text file, where the easiest way to do it is to create a cursor with the data in the desired order and then export it. The only time I've ever used INSERT BLANK in an application was a situation like this (and way before we had such good text handling tools).

Tamar