>>>>>The print when in a report field said
>>>>>
>>>>> bill_type <> "ST"
>>>>>
>>>>>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.
>>>>
>>>>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?
>>>
>>>Even better than to rely on a setting: .not. bill_type == "ST"
>>
>>Yes, that was my fix.
>
>Does it ever happen that your type becomes ST?
Yes, frequently. But I was gettting a false positive with "STRAP"
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