Update to my previous post:

To clarify the word "appropiate" - I am assuming that if speed was the issue and it could be done faster using an alternative then it would not be "appropiate" :)

Jos


>Peter
>
>A simple example, off the top of my head, would be one where macro substitution is used in a large loop where EVALUATE() or name expresion would work instead. In such a case, given a sufficiently large loop ("large" would be dependent on the PC config) macro substitution would not be appropiate.
>
>I repeat what I have said in my last three posts in this thread - I am not advocating for or against macro substitution. It's use depends on the specifics of the problem being solved and the progammer doing the solving.
>
>Jos