Maximum Number of Virtual Fields

[jyoung]

Is there a maximum or a recommended maximum number of virtual fields for a file?

I have a file that is full of dates stored as Signed(8,0).

For each of those dates, I add a virtual field as DATE and the use a code fragment to either format the appropriate value on the read and write.

That works great and I would like add an additional virtual field as a ALPHA(10) (essentially a "display date") that is only used on history or report pages.
The value is formatted appropriately on reads depending on if there is a date for the field or not.
I find that using a "display field" like this is easier to use than having to manage two labels (caption and value).

If I do that, I will have 24 virtual fields on a single file.

Is that to many?

[billcross]

I don't know if there's a maximum but 24 isn't it. We have created many more than that with no issues.