>>The print when in a report field said
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>> bill_type <> "ST"
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>>All was well till some rows with bill_type = "STRAP" disappeared and the user complained.
>>Yes, I know that's how VFP works, but it's a PITA.
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>Stupid question....and this shows how little VFP work I've done in the last 17 years...but isn't there a SET EXACT (or similar) setting in VFP?
Yes there is but I used Tore's method when I figured out what the issue was.
I'll never get used to the idea that someone would write a language that allowed "STRAP" = "ST" to be true and therefore I'm doomed to make that mistake over and over.
Anyone who does not go overboard- deserves to.
Malcolm Forbes, Sr.