Renoir,

Hi from "down the street!"

Hacker's Guide has a great discussion of this topic.

Use name expressions where VFP expects a name. This is always faster than the other two choices.

Use & where you can't use a name expression.

Use EVAL() where you can't use either of the above, for example in reports.




>>A lot of people don't understand the difference between

>>&Something
>>EVAL(Something)
>>(Something)

and when to use them.
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>Cindy,
>
>I'm aware, with the help of syntax errors, of when I'm allowed to use them, but when I should use them is another story. Are there any basic rules?
>
>Regards, Renoir