>Howard,
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>>Master Index tag: PAGERNAME Collate: Machine Key: UPPER(PAGERNAME)
>>I've tried removing UPPER() from the index key but no joy.
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>this should not happen - are able to put a sample of the table and the cdx on a server somewhere ?
>Others might look at it directly. If it is sensitive data, make a copy and replace with cleaned data, but make sure you still see the problems you describe.
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>my 0.02 EUR

I think it may help to select all data into a separate table, zap the original table, reindex it and then append from that table.
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>thomas