>Walter,
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>I don't have any problems with that approach. I just seem to remember that the SEEK + DO WHILE combination is supposed to be a little quicker. Haven't tested it myself so I may be incorrect and I suppose in the long run it's not a real big deal.
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>It always amazes me how many different ways in FoxPro one can do any given task...
>

Doug,

SCAN WHILE will always be faster than DO WHILE. This is because SCAN does an implicit SKIP which is faster than the explicit SKIP in the DO WHILE. In a large loop with many records, the additional time can add up quickly.