>>Hmmm... I have been thinking a while ago about writing up a FAQ on coding shortcuts. <

That sounds too much like work!! <g>



>>Hilmar,
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>>>For a long time, I didn't know about this behavior, and used superfluous SELECT statements at the end of the loop.<
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>>Yep, it's one of my pet peeves! That's why I felt compelled to comment on it. <g> Also, another one that drives me crazy is people who put GO TOP before the SCAN. Totally NOT necessary!! (except in the case of a SCAN WHILE, and then it's probably not a GO TOP, but a LOCATE or SEEK or something).
>
>Hmmm... I have been thinking a while ago about writing up a FAQ on coding shortcuts. Shortcuts for simple things like:
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>

>if a
>  if b
>    do_something()
>  endif
>endif
>

>
>or:
>
>

>if (a and not b) or (b and not a)
>

>
>or (arghh):
>
>

>if (condition)
>  x = .T.
>else
>  x = .F.
>endif
>

>
>or:
>
>

>if x = .T.
>