>Renoir,
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>Hi from "down the street!"
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>Hacker's Guide has a great discussion of this topic.
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>Use name expressions where VFP expects a name. This is always faster than the other two choices.
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>Use & where you can't use a name expression.
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>Use EVAL() where you can't use either of the above, for example in reports.
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>>>A lot of people don't understand the difference between

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

and when to use them.
>>
>>Cindy,
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>>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?
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>>Regards, Renoir

Thanks, Cindy! Hey, yeah, you're just down the road a piece - Southernly speaking, that is...

Renoir