ok this
USE addition in 0
SELECT addition
SEEK addition.name

i have a value right? the above code is in a button and when i click the button. if the name is found do x if not do y that kinda thing.
You're right the value is always false that i will correct but im trying to figure how to do that index order.

Set order to "value"
Controlling index: C:\FOX30\TITLE.IDX 

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i dont really get using an index.

also...you talk about a length mis-match in another table. nothing else gives me the error only the seek line since i have no index but im looking over my code again