> >>SELECT mytable > >>SET FILTER TO > >>alltrim(SUBSTR(ctitle,atc((substr(cname,1)),ctitle),len(cname)))=cname > > > >Do you have a tag on > alltrim(SUBSTR(ctitle,atc((substr(cname,1)),ctitle),len(cname)))? > > No. Do you think that is the better way to do it? most probably - YES I would also try to simplify the expression and do this in stages the later stages would be faster as you wil have a smaller sub-set of record to "work" on commands like ATC etc. take longer time to evaluate than simple indexes Arnon