Hey Jim, how ya doin'?

This is getting off the topic a little, but it's something that's always bugged me ... is there any reason for using this:

LOCAL lcAlias
lcAlias = ALIAS()

*--Do stuff

* Now restore the work area
IF NOT EMPTY(lcAlias)
  SELECT (lcAlias)
ELSE
  SELECT 0
ENDIF

instead of this:

LOCAL lnSelect
lnSelect = SELECT()

*--Do stuff

* Now restore the work area
SELECT (lnSelect)

The second method seems much cleaner and simpler than the first, and yet I see the first one used frequently (which I change whenever possible to the second) ... is there any performance issue or is this just your personal preference?

~~Bonnie