Create cursor .....
Index on ... tag ...

will create an index in memory!

>Thanks Hilmar. Are you referring to the Set Index command? Won't this create a physical file on disk? Is there some way to do this in memory, as the cursor is in memory? Just curious, or maybe I'm missing something....
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>>You don't have to have the index in advance. You can create the index as soon as you need it.
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>>I think this should be easier than alternatives, like re-selecting from the cursor, into another cursor (or the same) - which will likely cause complications with the Grid losing its RecordSource.