Hi Nadya,

>... I was trying to convince my colleague to use it too, but old habits die hard...

hehehe ... ain't that the truth!! <g>




>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