>This means that i'm NOT trying to reach the goal of "Full optimization" but rather "Efficient Index use".
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>Well the cause of the thinking that "Full optimization" is good, might be that "Full optimization" is detectable by the VFP engine. The "Efficient Index use" however is only detectable by the developer, by experience or after some tests.
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>This said, I think the most easy way to optimize your application is to determine IF full optimization is reached. A more complex way, but more efficient, is to find the "Efficient Index use" state of your applications.
I think this summarizes much of the talk on this subject we saw here during the last couple of months. It also shows that the programming is still an art.
I also think this deserves to go into the KB (knowledge base, not known bugs :).