>>create table tempX (district c(3))
>>
>>select tempX
>>index on district tag district
>>insert into tempX (district) values ('1')
>>insert into tempX (district) values ('1A')
>>insert into tempX (district) values ('1B')
>>insert into tempX (district) values ('1C')
>>
>>lcInlist = " inlist(alltrim(district), '1','1C')
>>select * from tempx where &lcInlist into cursor junk
>>
>>_tally = 4 && all four records with 'SET EXACT ON' & 'SET NEAR OFF'
>
>SET ANSI ON will give 2. SQL behaviour depends on this setting.


Thanks Ed, sure enough - somehow I had it unchecked.
Robert