Hi Peter,

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You also mention FLL. This is a way to implement C/C++ routines. But can it also be used to create a faster, let's say, LEFT() or FGETS() ?
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No, is very hard to implement a single native VFP command on a FLL/DLL faster routine, because the time to call the routine ( and build parameter memory area ) is a lot along.

You can speedup a VFP cycle with VFP operation within it
DO WHILE ... ENDDO
FOR ..... ENDFOR

But, normally, in VFP they are the cycles that demand much time.

Fabio