Still very strange. You include neSigOpt into your query. Is it a numeric field?

>It converts a logical into verbage. In other words, if PIN is marked 'true', ConfData comes out as 'PIN'
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>>Hi Dorris,
>>
>>What ConfirmType UDF is about? What exactly does it do and does it change any fields?
>>
>>>I inherited an SQL statement
>>>
>>>

>>>SELECT LName, FName, Mi, ThID, neSigOpt, lPin, lFingerReg, ;
>>>  PADR(ConfirmType(neSigOpt, lPin, lFingerReg), 30) AS ConfData, isactive, lOverride ;
>>>FROM Ther ;
>>>&lcFilter ;
>>>INTO CURSOR SigTypeR;
>>>  ORDER BY isActive, neSigOpt DESC, 8, LName, FName, Mi, ThID
>>>

>>>where lcFilter = "Where (neSigOpt = 2 or neSigOpt .LessThan. 2) AND IsActive"
>>>
>>>What we're seeing is:
>>>
>>>

>>>Lname, Fname        neSigOpt (Not Diplayed)             neSigOpt Translation (displayed)
>>>AA, Abel                     3                                 PIN
>>>BB, Betty                    3                                 PIN
>>>CC, Cain                     3                                 PIN
>>>...                          3                                 PIN
>>>AA, Andy                     2                                 Fingerprint
>>>...
>>>ZZ,Zed                       2                                 Fingerprint
>>>AA, Aaron                    1                                 Not Authorized
>>>..
>>>XX, Xena                     1                                 Not Authorized
>>>AA, Annie                 (Blank)                              Not Authorized
>>>...
>>>

>>>I've tried manipulating the neSigOpt field with iif(empty(neSigOpt),1,neSigOpt) as neSigOpt - but it seems to make no difference.
>>>
>>>What I need is AA, Annie to follow AA, Aaron, etc
>>>
>>>Suggestions?