SELECT 1 FROM mytable WHERE room1 <> LOWER(room1) TO SCREEN NOCONSOLE
IF _TALLY > 0
   * _TALLY records have uppercase letters
ENDIF

>i have a field called room1 with about 100 records. the field should contain lower case characters and numbers.
>i would like to run quick checks on all entries to make sure there are no upper case in the filed entries. is there a way to do this collectively without running through the whole file. i wrote this, which works, but i suspect there is a way to do this without going through the file piecemeal.
>all i want is an alert, not an inventory.
>
>

>use mytable
>scan for room1 # " " 
>if IsUpper(room1) = .t.
>wait window "upper"
>endif
>endscan
>

>
>thanks for any suggestions.
>
>k