Hi Gregory

>See also http://fox.wikis.com/wc.dll?Wiki~VFPBasicDataConcepts~VFP There's a statement from Mike Yearwood
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>GO TOP
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>to accomplish the same thing. Some people say that's a bit slower than a naked LOCATE. With all but the biggest tables, the speed difference is not detectable by humans.

That quote is not from me, but from the original contributor. I prefer to use LOCATE most times. It is not much slower than GO TOP. It will be faster in the right conditions, so you won't waste time trying to debug a big slow-down.