>>1) The function name doesn't actually reflect what it's doing.
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>>2) AFAIK ASCAN() can return the correct result without a need of asubscript.
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>>1) The function name doesn't actually reflect what it's doing.
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>In your opinion.
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See Re: Detecting field presence in dbf Thread #1244177 Message #1244412

In your case you're returning the number of the field, but the function name starts with 'Is', which, in my opinion, implies the logical return value.

>>2) AFAIK ASCAN() can return the correct result without a need of asubscript.
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>Yes, but this was written in 2001. Did those flags exist then. Can't remember. But now that I've been reminded that they exist, I'll have to make use of that.

Agree.