Are any possible commands on data in a field also possible in a variable ?

[André.Bisseret]

Hi,
I have a handler that transforms a table1 (that is placed in a  
variable) in another one, say table2 (that has to be placed in a field)

My aim is to convey the data of table1 into table2,  but displayed in  
another order.

The handler that transforms table1 into table2 involves (mainly)  2  
types of commands :
- a number of « put such item of such line of table1 into such item  
of such line of table2
- and, a « find such item in table2 »
(all that in several repeat loops).

My handler works well when I use a field as a container for table2  
when conveying data from table1 to table2. But it is quite time  
consuming.
So, in order to gain millisecs (in fact seconds !), I tried to work  
with a variable as a container in which to install the data coming  
from table1 before to, at the end, put this variable into the field  
(that should be the final product of the handler).

In my handler, I only replace « fld « thisfld » with a variable «  
thisVar » ; nothing else.
But when I do so, my handler does not works properly.

I hope I am not too unclear ! ?

My question is : are there commands that work on data in a field but  
not on data in a variable ? Specifically, does « find » works in a  
variable as well as in a field ?
Am I missing something evident ?

Thanks a lot in advance

Best regards from Grenoble
André