>Which way is better? I think they accomplish the same thing, but the latter seems easier to me. Thanks for clarifying.

It is not just that - that buffering is easier to work with (well, IMHO anyway)
I also gives you a lot of control on what to update and what has changed etc. - look at the help for GetNextModified(), GetFldState(),SetFldState(),OldVal(),CurVal() etc.

Arnon