Jason Wharton wrote:

>
> If you are using a buffered query then IsEmpty is the best. This is because
> it pertains to the buffer containing any records or is it empty.
>
> If you are using a unidirectional dataset then call the First method (and
> not Open) and check for Eof.
>

Is it just 'the best' methods, or are these the one and only safe way?
Is it this way for both IBO/3 and IBO/4?
I have - for a long time - used Open and then tested for Eof. I haven't
noticed any problems with this, but maybe I should straighten up the
code?

Regards,
Aage J.