>I think I see.
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>Mostly what I am doing is moving records from one version of a database to another (say, my version and my clients version.)
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>Not really "application" kinda programming, more just code to try to get it done.
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>But, it sounds like you would reccomend using scatter name, and then stepping thru the object collection and drop the fields that are undefined?
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Todd, if you're happy with what you're doing, I'm not going to argue with you; I think that the approach you take is not workable for the types of applications I develop, and pose significant problems for me. I'm not loking for an abstract debate. FWIW, I think the use of variables with other than local scope, and not using a standard notation for identifying the expected type, and possibly scope, of items, results in code that is significantly less portable to an n-tier environment, and represents what I'd consider to be a coding nightmare. If you're happy with what you do, have at it!