Hello Fabio

Thanks for your pointers! ja, my sql command was way too long {gr} - it was 15114 cahracters long just for the filter clause.

thanks again for your help!

>>Hello everybody.
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>>does anyone know what the limitation for the character length of the WHERE string in the local SQL command is (VFP 6, SP 5)?
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>>thanks in advance for your help!
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>2 LIMITS:
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>1. LEN("SELECT SQL COMMAND")<=8192
>2. SYS(3055) - FOR and WHERE Clause Complexity
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