Hi Cetin

>Even a fourth one comest o mind.

Early morning freshness is the reason, I am sure *g*.

>select local
>replace someField with remote.someField for seek(local.someKey,'remote','keytag')

Great idea, but it is not as simple, the "do other stuff". I am sure a two line inbetween SCAN ENDSCAN can be made very efficient with your suggestion. Thanks.