>Thanks Naomi. I think I found the problem. The expression for the index is complex (LEFT(loc_id,1)+STR(VAL(RIGHT(loc_id,6)))) so it was a simple matter of reindexing on just the loc_id field.
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>Isn't it a pain getting old?
Good you found the problem.
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