Steve,

>I found out that the SQL SELECT is much faster than the SET FILTER in my testing today.

Watch out with this conclusion. It heavely depends on the selectivity of the query. If SQL is used to filter out a small set out of a large table, SQL is the clear winner here. However if you want to filter out only a small percentage of the (large) table SQL isn't worth the cost: use a SET FILTER instead.

Walter,