>>I'm using the following code:
>>
>>str3=""
>>
>>If not empty(this.value)
>>str3 = "upper(client.surname) like '" + allt(upper(this.value)) + "%'"
>>Endif
>
>This may be a workaround - just forbid square brackets and let them keep the apostrophes:
>
>If not empty(this.value)
> str3 = "upper(client.surname) like [" + allt(upper(this.value)) + "%]"
>Endif
>
>and in the textbox keypress, add this
>
>if inlist (nKeyCode, 91, 93)
> nodefault
>endif
>
>Nobody I know uses chr(91) or chr(93) as regular part of the name, and they are just regular string delimiters in VFP.

Dragan,

It's time to show my ignorance again....
I looked in Help and in Hacker's Guide, but I can't find the significance of the square brackets. Could you explain this for me?

Thank you.