Jim,
I remember reading about this is FPA. If I recall, the article stated that having an index on deleted() when many records are deleted is slow, but having a deleted() tag when few records are deleted is appropriate. Is this what you got from the article?

Mark
>Dan,
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>That key on Deleted() is no longer a good idea at all. It will almost surely HURT performance of a VFP application!
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>Some say that it has always been this way, suggesting that we were all misinformed when this "tip" originally made the rounds. I happen to disagree with that opinion, but have no way to prove it one way or the other. Just to be clear, I have NO DOUBT that an INDEX on Deleted() will most likely HURT an app.; I doubt that it has always been this way.
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>Cheers,
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>Jim N
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>>Make sure the program is installed and running from the local machines.
>>Make sure you're useing buffering. Make sure you're views are optimized sys(3054). Make sure you have a key on Deleted() on all your tables.
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>>You can also use coverage logging in the Debugger or just step through the program yourself to see which lines are so slow.
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>>HTH