>I've been spending a little time with the VFP 5.0 query designer lately and it's definitely not "to know her is to lover her!"
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>One quick question: is there any way to indicate parentheses in the filter tab (where clause)?
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>When I use code to build a view with parentheses and bring that view into the designer it mangles the parentheses. Is this par for the course? (I didn't save in the designer.)

I haven't used the designer for years, except to do some graphing...but note that you can always edit the QPR result, or, if you aren't fluent with SQL, use the designer to start your query and then copy the code from the SHOW SQL window...