>1) How do you see changing the default of Select-SQL to be NOFILTER as creating any problems with all of those existing SELECTs when, since the beginning, any Select *could* go either way. Even in the same app, one run could have a filtered result and another could have a real cursor.

Any behavior change in any language creates problems for the existing code. In this case, many SELECTS may be just too slow.

>2) I think that if you look at the Help again, for NOFILTER in particular but also for SQL Select in general, you will find that a novice would not get the information necessary to cover all of the 'traps' and other complexities. Traps are *not* a positive attribute of any language.

:) You know we have different opinions about VFP's help/doc. :) I will not start this discussion again. :)

Vlad