Nope. Copied-and-pasted your code straight to a PRG. Damn, I need a faster machine and/or more RAM. :]

>Mine on a Dual PII 350 with 256MB Ram, VFP 6 SP 3. I get about 30% (same as George).
>Straight Code: 0.313
>As Variable : 0.203
>As Define : 0.313
>
>I'm surprised mine ran so much faster, or did you change the number of loops.
>
>>My results on a Dell 200mHz 64MB Ram, VFP 6 SP 3. Difference too small to matter?
>>Straight Code: 23.785
>>As Variable : 23.416
>>As Define : 23.608
>>