Hi Bonnie,

You're right to my heart! I always use the second method, and I was trying to convince my colleague to use it too, but old habits die hard...

>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