>>>>The reason for this, as I have heard it explained is maybe esoteric but nonetheless valid in theory:
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>>>>right now, VFP only returns single character data types, but we can't speak for the future. Future versions of VFP might allow data types of more than one character, or allow us to define structures with complete names.
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>>>>I believe it was Ken Levy that put this forward as a reason to always use the == when getting a variables type.
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>>>Gee, coming from Ken, do you think this could be a hint of things to come?
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>>Don't quote me on quoting him, it could get me in trouble. I just know that his insights at DevCon make more of an impression on me than others...
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>Ken's impressive alright. Especially if you can keep up with him... easier said than done!

Both times I have seen Ken speak, the impact of what he was showing became clear to me about 6 weeks afterward. I guess this is a good motive to buy his videos, so I can watch once, wait 6 weeks, and watch again when I understand.