>Thanks everyone for the input. I think for testing, I will put a counter in and see exactly how many times I'm hitting the code.
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>Kirk
You might also do some actual speed tests, to estimate how many ms you lose if you run the statements several times.
I don't think it will be significant in any case; I suggest you should use whatever you find more readable, and easier to maintain.
Hilmar.
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