>Hello all
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>This is by way of a general discussion and query. It has long come to my notice that many of you use the memory var m. thing, even the most esteemed of our experts. Some years ago I read an article about this and I wish I knew how to get hold of it.

I think the article you're thinking of is one that was in FoxPro Advisor many, many years ago. It was by the late Geary Rachel and did timing tests on m.var vs. var. Looks like it appeared in August '94.

Tamar