>Has anybody seen a difference in mem usuage between a public array versus a form array.
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>The issue is that we have some arrays created in a form on NT WrkStn 4 and sometimes depending on the amount of applications the user has open arrays get destroyed...We get a FoxPro msg saying myarray.prg doesn't exist although myarray was declared public on the form.
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>Does anybody now if going to form arrays will solve this or is the best method to use a cursor.
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You should avoid using public variables as much as possible in VFP. It's not a memory issue, but rather a design issue. It's better design to use form properties for things which need to be accessible throughout the form.

Arrays v. Cursors depends on how much data you're talking about.

>TIA
>Shawn