Walter,

Long time no hear!

Thanks for reminding that Execscript can be quite slow because it caches then "compiles" your prg script every time. Whereas Eval() or even & Macro Substitution are almost as quick as "compiled" code after the initial hit to get the interpreter loaded. If it's possible to express your code in a single line, Eval() is extremely quick. Of course if you have a busy tight loop I agree with your tactic of pre-compiling as much as possible though it does create hack opportunities if you're DOing writeable prgs that exist outside your app...