True, luckily there is a simple work-around as you can see. It's the bugs WITHOUT work-arounds that cause the trouble.

Barbara

>Barbara,
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>Thank you very much for the advice. I've tried it and it solves my application problem very cleanly. I'm somewhat surprised that the view designer which is a significant building element in VFP5 stands released with such a flaw.
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>Oh well, live & learn.
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>Regards,
>
>Anthony Falcone