>vdb = new VDatabase > vdb.open(f) > if vdb <> nil then > if vdb.SchemaVersion < 904 then > //add new field to table > end if > vdb.close > vdb = nil > end if > >Is there a faster way to check for schema version and compatibility? > To answer my own question: I found this very nice function Valentina.GetSchemaVersion(f) which is almost instantaneous. Much better! Jon