>>>I have come across a strange problem in VFP. I
>>>dont know if
>>>I am not understanding something or doing
>>>something wrong.
>>>
>>>I have created an some index tags as follows:
>>>
>>>Name of tag .... Name of Field Indexed
>>>-----------------------------------------
>>>CUSTNUM Custnum
>>>NAME Name
>>>START Start_date
>>>
>>>Because I use the same name for the first two
>>>index tags
>>>as the name of the fields, there was no problem.
>>>
>>>But when I tried to use the 3rd tag, there was
>an
>>>error.
>>>
>>
>>Matt
>>
>>Just what you don't want to hear...
>>
>>I only use Field names as tag names. Mainly
>>because when I am
>>coding I know the tag name immediately. I ran
>>across the same
>>problem when someone changed one of my Tag names.
>>My
>>suggestion is to bite the bullet and roll with
>the
>>flow. Use
>>the fieldnames as Tag names and keep moving. You
>>may save
>>a lot of time by doing so.
>>
>>I wish I could be of more help.

Mike

Let me know when you figure out Matts problem. I have seen
it before & would like to know what you come up with .

Thanks
Tom

>>
>>Tom
>>
>I never thought I'd find a professional programmer
>who never
>had to create an index key based on a simple or
>complex
>expression. The very reason you must be able to
>name your
>tags with a different name than the field!
>EX: INDEX ON lastname+firstname TO TAG wholename
>There's definately more to Matt's problem than
>meets the eye!
>mike h.