>what's the fastest way to search for a word?
>
>I use:
>
>SET FILTER TO AT(UPPER('HARDDISK'),UPPER(stockname))=1
>BROWSE
>
>but I think it's too slow
>
>thanks for the help
>
>Jerry

How about:

***AT(UPPER('HARDDISK'),UPPER(stockname))=1 
*** That means stockname BEGINS with HARDDISK, isn't?
*** So IF you use VFP9 And have index on that table based on UPPER(stockname)
*** Try:

SELECT * FROM YourTable WHERE UPPER(stockname) LIKE 'HARDDISK%' INTO CURSOR crsTest
BROWSE NORMAL