>>>>>In my quest of optimizing my code, how about this one:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>lcField=FIELD(lnCompteur)
>>>>>IF &lcField<>OLDVAL(FIELD(lnCompteur))
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>So. . .
>>>>IF FIELD(lnCompteur) <> OLDVAL(FIELD(lnCompteur))
>>>>. . . doesn't work?
>>>It wouldn't work because FIELD(lnCompteur) returns the name of the field not it's value. The following will work
IF EVAL(FIELD(lnCompteur)) <> OLDVAL(FIELD(lnCompteur))
>>
>>Of course. . . stupid me.
>>
>>But I don't think the EVAL is needed. Simply (FIELD(lnCompteur)) works on my system (tried it THIS time < s >)
>
>It doesn't work on mine. It still the field name not a value.
You're right! My 'test' was invalid!
Time to go to bed!