>Doesn't work, I tried and get a syntax error. Remember, using 6.0sp5, I hope that's not the issue.
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>>Try:

Inlist (fieldname, &lcValues)

HTH
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>>>Does anyone know why a variable cannot be used with Inlist(fieldname,lcValues)? Where lcValues = '"DEP 17052","DEP 0944","05232"'.

Chuck,

I don't have Version 6 available but I just tried it in 5 and 9 and they both work.

I notice in the example above that there is a space beteen INLIST and (. That would probably throw a syntax error.

HTH,