Mark, > ...the use of a MV counter either derived or managed is clearly the best solution...
Some interesting performance figures... X has 100 fields (I cannot remember how big they were for this test) X<-1> = 'A' takes 100 time units X := @FM : 'A' takes 150 time units X<101> = 'A' takes 9320 time units X = X : @FM : 'A' takes 9010 time units Perhaps, sometimes, X<-1> is a winner! Martin Phillips Ladybridge Systems 17b Coldstream Lane, Hardingstone, Northampton NN4 6DB +44-(0)1604-709200 _______________________________________________ u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users