Since you will probably use remote view with a different back end, you won't need to modify your REPLACE lines because, AFAIK, you can still use them with remote views.

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>Everyone has given you good points to compare. This is only my .02 worth. I try to use UPDATE - SQL and typically use SQL code whenever possible. If the app ever needs to go to a back end other than VFP I suspect that the code would migrate easier because there are far less changes to make.