Michael,
DROPping a cursor before declaration is just good practice if you cannot assure that it has not been previously DELCAREd. Emmitt Dove Manager, Converting Applications Development Evergreen Packaging, Inc. [email protected] (203) 214-5683 m (203) 643-8022 o (203) 643-8086 f [email protected] From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael J. Sinclair Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 5:27 PM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - Should cursors always be dropped before creating them? Hi all, Is there a way to tell if a cursor has already been declared before I drop it and the recreate it? Or do most programmers just drop the cursor before creating it to make sure it can be created? I am trying to improve my coding skills. I don't know if dropping a cursor that has not already been created is considered a "bad practice" beause it genereates an error (even though the error message can be turned off) or a "good practice" because it helps to ensure that the cursor will be created properly. Mike
