Hi Peter

You're right - I do like the second list better since its "macro" specific :) Point 3 is effectively what I have been saying all along i.e. both techniques are useful and appropiate depending on the situation. And I especially like point 4 - I think this is very important.

Jos

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>But maybe you like this list more:
>1) Macros are the only way to parametrize a keyword in a command.
>2) Macros are only the second to best way to parametrize a name expression in a command.
>3) When used as argument in a loop construction (like a DO WHILE and a SQL-query), there's a fundamental difference in the way that a macro and an evaluate() are handled. The functional requirement is therefore decisive.
>4) Evaluate() is not Rushmore optimizable, whereas the use of a macro leaves that possibility intact.