> Can you try and convert it into a temp var and see if it converts?

Michelle,

That's what I am attempting, but VFP will proceed with the conversion and not have a problem. To further illustrate, if in the command window, you enter:

?VAL('ABC')

You get zero. My question is how do I test 'ABC' to see if it is really valid numeric data. Otherwise how do I distinguish between zero and 'ABC'?

Thanks for the suggestion.

Kind Regards,

Mat Kennedy
Decision Support Technology Inc.