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>Terry,
>PMFJI
>LOOP might be (hardly) avoided under all circumstances but I simply can't understand how a VFP coder can live w/o EXIT and multiple RETURNs provided cares for performance (not only VFP really).
>Never say Never:)
>Cetin

Cetin
NAAJIIYW
I can't see how a developer can live with himself with multiple returns! :-)
I've conceded that the odd *small* routine with a for... EXIT.. EndFor to, say, look up in a large list, could be tolerated and, indeed, as Tamor's research has shown, can be beneficial performance-wise. But why need loops? e.g:

Scan
  If <condition>
      LOOP
  Endif
  Meat
endscan

can easily be replaced with

Scan
  If not <condition>
      Meat
  Endif
endscan