Tim,

I have absolutely no idea. But I would trust JimB's conclusion.

Pessimistically yours,

Jim N

>Jim,
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>>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.
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>I hear what you are saying, hence my second paragraph.
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>>>If I am right the next question is what code degrades performance within this block.
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>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?
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>...tim
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>PS Jim Booth say's NO (rats) but I guess I am forever the optimist...