Hello Naomi

Thanks for your reply, but i think i discovered the problem:

If I used a variable
local myref as string
myref = '0.600/'
select bi
go top
scan
if like ('myref*' , bi.ref)
?bi.ref
endif
endscan

nothing is display, but if i use the value:
local myref as string
myref = '0.600/'
select bi
go top
scan
if like ('0.600/*', bi.ref)
?bi.ref
endif
endscan

the value is display : 0.600/1182

How to solve when i use a variable !?

Many thanks
Luis Santos