I found the culprit: MIFTOSHAPE utility used to convert MID/MIF files to SHP was creating incorrect files. That combined with a resource file wich saved an old browse setting.......

Thanks......now I have to debug the /&%//&%/& MIFTOSHAPE



>Can you post LIST STRUCTURE output and the name of the field you're looking for?
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>>Yes
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>>>Is it a free table?
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>>>>Well, actually, the code doesn't work for me. it works great for fields 2 and 3 but for field physically in number 5 it gives me 3.
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>>>>It's weird. I put a combobox populated with field names and the field is actually the third, but if you do a brow or a modi structure it's in the 5th position.....
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>>>>Both methods, yours and mine, gives the correct result from ascan.....the problem is that the physical fields aren't in ascan order....