>Hello Lutz
>
>
>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

Have you tried something like this?

myref =  '0.600/'
select bi
go top
scan
    if like (m.myref+'*' , bi.ref)
        ?bi.ref
    endif
endscan