Sneaking into the FED list are we Scott o:)) True I would normally use the first incarnation, apart from= anything else I think it's easier to read and follow by anyone. However I would have expected the compiler to produce almost the= same code, as essentially the two versions are supposed to be syntactically correct and lead to the same code - I hate C bring= back Pascal thats what I say. colin -- cdb, bodgy1@optusnet.com.au on 10/06/2002 -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body