Hi George,

>I think it may have to do with the way strings are compared for being greater or less than as opposed to numeric values. I could be wrong about this.

Somehow I can't believe this... Comparing two integers is merely comparing to register. With strings you have to compare byte by byte. Even if VFP would use a register here, too, it still has to handle string in a different way than a simple integer, like locking the handle, converting the handle to a pointer, unlocking the handle, etc.

Christof