> I guess this should get the looping time down to about 6-7 seconds.
> Though don't forget that Firebird is a client/server database, it

can

> never compete with Paradox (except in ACID terms) if used like a

desktop

> database (thinking tables rather than datasets).
>
> HTH,
> Set

It's definitely a great improvement. This runs in 4 seconds. Still
not the blink-of-an-eye of Paradox, but within my tolerances. Thanks
much for the input!

kd