>>i have obtained "very close to native table performance" using local views.
>>users access a file server on a novell network across a standard LAN line ..
>>can you give me a concrete example where native table access would be significantly faster than using local views?
>>TIA , Dave.
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>One example: if you have large table on network with SET DELETED ON and you want to select 50 records by one filter criteria, then you may find that SEEK/SKIP will work faster than p-view.
>BTW: local views still use native access.

thanks for the example ,
i thought local views were just a giant wrapper for native access .. LOL
Dave.