>>"when you need macro substitution, you need it!"
>>
>>I agree completely. We've come up with a solution that, although involves a lot of changes, will give us flexibility down the road. Thanks for your help.
>
>What's the difference between:
>fldname='MyTable1.field1'
>replfldname='MyTable2.field2'
>replace (fldname) with evaluate(replfldname)
>
>versa
>
>replace &fldname. with &replfldname.
>
>What would be more efficient?
>
>Thanks in advance.

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Nadya,

The Name Expression (fldname) is fater then evaluate(replfldname)
wich in turn is faster than macro substitution.