>>>...
>>>llret = TABLEUPDATE(.T.,.F.,vporders)
>>>llret = llret AND TABLEUPDATE(.T.,.F.,vpordets)
>>>llret = llret AND TABLEUPDATE(.T.,.F.,styles)
>>...
>>Only one problem I see with this approach - the first 2
>>could fail and the last succeed. Without a lot of added
>>checking in between, I like Frank's approach better in this case.
>
>Thanks <g>, but Jamie's approach should act just like mine.
>It might be even better <s> but is not as obvious.
>
>You have
>

>llRet AND tableUpdate()
>

>As theese constructs are worked sequentially
>the tableUpdate() will only fire if the term before
>the *AND* (in this case llRet) evaluates to .T.
>
>but it looks irritating

Yep, I missed it! Good enough reason I shouldn't use it, I guess. My apologies to jamie.