I have tried that several times, but I still get duplicates. I am going to reduce my indicators to 3 and go with the code that works.

Thanks all.

>The parens in this code don't do anything. Try this
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>IF m.TheWord3 $ lcTEXT AND !(m.TheWord1 == m.TheWord3 OR m.TheWord2 == m.TheWord3)
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>Note there is only one !.
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>>Once again let me state that this is recreational programming - There is no deadline or money involved.
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>>I am scanning for up to five indicators. When I apply the suggested method, indicator 1 and indicator 5 are the same and 2-3 and 4 are the same. If I put parentheses around each comparison (below) the outcome is 1-2 and 5 are all different and 4 is a duplicate of 3.
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>>Here's the 3-4 code. Next. I'll try with the '!' inside the braces? (Tried it and it's still the same outcome)
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>>		SCAN
>>			m.TheWord3 = ALLTRIM(LOWER(indicator)) && Symptom
>>			IF m.TheWord3 $ lcTEXT AND ! (m.TheWord1 == m.TheWord3) OR !(m.TheWord2 == m.TheWord3)
>>				REPLACE hits WITH indicator.hits + 1 && Gather simple stats
>>				m.sidenote3 = action && Recommendation
>>				SELECT MASTER
>>				REPLACE indicator3 WITH m.sidenote3
>>			ENDIF
>>			SELECT indicators
>>		ENDSCAN
>>		SCAN
>>			m.TheWord4 = ALLTRIM(LOWER(indicator)) && Symptom
>>			IF m.TheWord4 $ lcTEXT AND ! (m.TheWord1 == m.TheWord4) OR !(m.TheWord2 == m.TheWord4) OR !(m.TheWord3 == m.TheWord4)
>>				REPLACE hits WITH indicator.hits + 1 && Gather simple stats
>>				m.sidenote4 = action && Recommendation
>>				SELECT MASTER
>>				REPLACE indicator4 WITH m.sidenote4
>>			ENDIF
>>			SELECT indicators
>>		ENDSCAN
>>

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