Jim,

>Your supposition seems highly unlikely for the simple fact that one can code any (and any number) of VFP commands, including macros, within a FOR EACH construct.

I hear what you are saying, hence my second paragraph.

>>If I am right the next question is what code degrades performance within this block.

I haven't programed in C for quite some time but I believe once the compiler runs it is just a matter of pointers - right?. I guess the only way to find out is to test it. What do you suppose would be optimizable within the codeblock- a change of a property value?

...tim

PS Jim Booth say's NO (rats) but I guess I am forever the optimist...