Evan,

>> Can VFP be a compiler not as an interpreter? compiled programs are much smaller and efficient to run.
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>Not currently, and I haven't heard of any plans to do this. Don't worry too much about this, since with database apps your time limiting factor may be other things such as database query speed or the speed of the network.

You're right,

Whenever I'm looking for a way to improve performance, the lack of it was caused by Disk, Network, display I/O. As we know, string handling is extremely fast, but also many other commands are accetable fast. Personally I like to see VFP performance improvement in the following areas:

- Data handling (DML) actions such as SQL-SELECT, LOCATE, SEEK, SCAN, etc.
- GUI elements, such as refreshing forms, grids, lists etc.

Walter,