>>>>>>>>>Karen,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>clearly there is some misunderstanding here. The thing is that m is a reserved word, since you can use it to tell that what comes after it plus a dot is variable, even though a field may have the same name. Like if you have opened a table with a field called XX with a value of 5, and a variable called XX with a value of 10. Now you see the following:

>>>>>>>>>?5*XX && 25 since a field has precedence
>>>>>>>>>?5*m.XX && 50 since m. tells VFP to use the variable XX.

>>>>>>>>>Also note that m alone is not allowed as a variable name, and it's also not allowed as an alias. And a field named m would most likely be asking for real trouble,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Also note that m alone is not allowed as a variable name
>>>>>>>>> And a field named m would most likely be asking for real trouble,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Says who ?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Check Reserved Words in Help.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>There are (hardly) reserved words in foxpro, ie foxpro does not enforce them
>>>>>>
>>>>>>(reserved) words become significant, ahem reserved, in the context
>>>>>>
>>>>>>

>>>>>>local if
>>>>>>if = 2
>>>>>>if if == 2
>>>>>>	? 'if = 2'
>>>>>>endif
>>>>>>

>>>>>
>>>>>If you want to live on the edge, try this, and play with the values.

>>>>>Create Cursor _screen (height i, width i, left i, visible l)
>>>>>Insert Into _screen (height, width, visible) Values (500,500,0,.t.)
>>>>>Browse

>>>>
>>>>
>>>>This does not prove in any way that the following claim is right
>>>>>>>>>Also note that m alone is not allowed as a variable name
>>>
>>>OK, I confess that I didn't check this, and I may be wrong. Just like I haven't tested using any of the other about 1000 reserved words as variable names. Microsoft has written the following warning, which I try to follow: When programming, avoid using reserved words as names for window, table, or field names. If you use a reserved word as a name, it might generate a syntax error.
>>
>>
>>I always test before posting
>>
>>As to 'reserved' words. Foxpro does not have 'reserved' words, if it had the following would not be possible
>>

>>if = 2
>>

>
>I suggest you contact Microsoft, if you really want to waste anyone's time. :-)
>
>NB! No offense...!


No, I think you were wasting Karen's time with your claims