>>Yeah, the cast does not seem to work - revert to the vfp6 tricks then
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>Oh CAST works perfectly - the only thing you migh CAST to General is a Blob -- or a General. Thats why I ask. But you are right a "help cursor" with a single field full joined . might work.

Ah - I hadn't tested the obvious

>But this is cruel, to use a SELECT SQL and the SCAN to fill it...

That's life, I guess

>Agnes