Ok, so MoveLast before GetRecordCount is not an option. Seems that percentage is absolutely necessary you need to perform query with 'SELECT COUNT(*)' and identical WHERE clause before traversing the recordset. Of course, number of records could change between two queries in multi-user scenario, so value returned from first query should be treated with care. COUNT(*) can also be pretty expensive, depending on WHERE. I don't know your exact requirements, but maybe it's enough to just display a message like 'Please wait, processed 19002 records so far...'. Tomasz Sowinski -- http://www.shooltz.com.pl

Excellent! Well done

I'm a developer who uses both VC++ and Delphi. I first learned Delphi, but have since come to prefer VC++. The only thing that I continue to use Delphi for it to quickly develop proof or concept type mock-ups. It seems to be much easier and quicker to throw together a sample in Delphi than in VC++ and you can't beat the compile time when you're just trying to tweak something minor. After learning VC++ (and more importantly, learning where to find help and components to download) - I really can't say that there are many differences in what you can do, just that it seems to take longer to get lower-level API stuff done in Delphi. Just my $.02 -r