>I myself typically use some kind of prefixes on the fields. But in corporate environment it might be not possible - often you are given the "approved" table structures where fields like SYSTEM, NAME, NOTE are left and right. :)

Just call a function with a parameter by reference with and without m. when there is a field with the same name in the selected table. Document who of the people responsible for budgeting for fixes has seen this demonstration in an email to a large audience. You either get a fast reaction or know this company has money to burn <g>.

regards

thomas