>>>Can anyone tell me whether SELECT - SQL respects SET DELETED ON/OFF? I used to know this.
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>>>thank you
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>>Yes, it respects it in all reasonable situations. The only exception if you run SELECT * From Table INTO Cursor, and even this case can be remedied by NOFILTER.
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>Thanks, Edward,
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>The problem I appear to be having is that SELECT is selecting deleted records when SET DELETED is ON -- puzzling!
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>regards

That's strange. Are all tables open before SELECT? Also, if you SELECT into cursor, try NOFILTER.