>The reluctance is because this object is a return from a query to a database using SQLPT.I just don't want to query this database twice,I think this is a waste of resources.
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You should be able to create two objects at the client end though, without querying the DB twice. THE SPT just returns a cursor, right? I do something like this in business objects:

SCATTER MEMO NAME THIS.Original
SCATTER MEMO NAME THIS.Modified

then work on the Modified object only, retaining the Original for comparison. Just a thought...

-- Randy