>This is from the bottom on VFP 5.0a's help on REPLACE. I have merely cut and pasted it from the the help item.
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>"Note If the IN clause is omitted, no replacement occurs if the record pointer is at the end of the file in the current work area and you specify a field in another work area."
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>They got this one right.

Dore,

Hey, thanks for pointing that out! I bet I failed to mention I'm using 3.0 and that distinction isn't noted. I'm glad to see they corrected the help text by 5.0! Thanks again!

Steve.