>>Does not work with =! though. :-) The things I still learn about VFP ... not all subtlety and nuance.
>What operator is equal not? aka =! ?

It doesn't exist, but it's of the same syntax form as the => and =< with the > and < being there after the equal sign. So, != exists as does >= and <= ... and I was curious if =! also existed since it's of the reversed form. It doesn't.