hi,
thank you for reply,

my mistake(kind of data),(bad thinking).

thanks.


>Again I don't understand.
>In List1 you have Q11A what you want the LOCATE to be?
>
>
>>sorry,
>>i mean if thisform.list1.value have Q11,Q11A,Q2,Q2B,
>>and flag1 have q1,q1a,q11a,q2b...etc characters type from dnc.dbf,
>>thanks.
>>
>>
>>>Where?
>>>If you have [Q11A] in thisform.text42.Value
>>>lnFor = VAL(SUBSTR(thisform.text42.Value,2)) && this will be equal to 11
>>>
>>>
>>>>hi,
>>>>
>>>>any idea if i have q11 and q11A(not the same flag1),
>>>>

>>>>LOCAL lnFor
>>>>thisform.text42.Value = thisform.list1.value
>>>>CLOSE all
>>>>SELECT 0
>>>>USE dnc
>>>>lnFor                   = VAL(SUBSTR(thisform.text42.Value,2))
>>>>LOCATE FOR flag1        = m.lnFor
>>>>ThisForm.Label1.Caption = q1
>>>>ThisForm.Label2.Caption = q11
>>>>CLOSE all
>>>>USE answers
>>>>

>>>>thanks.
>>>>>

>>>>>LOCAL lnFor
>>>>>thisform.text42.Value = thisform.list1.value
>>>>>CLOSE all
>>>>>SELECT 0
>>>>>USE dnc
>>>>>lnFor                   = VAL(SUBSTR(thisform.text42.Value,2))
>>>>>LOCATE FOR flag1        = m.lnFor
>>>>>ThisForm.Label1.Caption = q1
>>>>>ThisForm.Label2.Caption = q11
>>>>>CLOSE all
>>>>>USE answers
>>>>>