>For years, I have used an index tag on expression DELETED(). I don't remember, but think, at one point I read somewhere that having tag on DELTED() helps speeding the queries. This might have been when I was still using Clipper (before I moved to VFP), I don't remember.
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>My question is, does it really help?
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>Thank you.

Hi Dmitry,

It's a controversy topic. But did you get the latest CoDe magazine VFP9 Edition? I haven't yet read the whole magazine, but the first article by David T. Anderson addresses this issue.