>What is "the VFP approach"??? I thought that I had read in the documentation that I could use a comma to indicate 'absent' parameters, but I cannot get that to work in regular VFP functions that have multiple parameters with some optional.

Well, that's mostly what you just said here. I also believe that just passing the comma should be ok to skip a parameter.

>I think a Toledo wish is good, but want to help ensure that it is complete.

Yes, I'll add it.