If SET DELETED is ON you don't even need the FOR !DELETED() part. COUNT respects the status of SET DELETED where RECCOUNT() does not.

>How about COUNT FOR !DELETED() TO liCount?
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>>Does any one know what the best way is to finding the total number of records in a table without adding in the records marked for deletion?
>>I have set deleted on.
>>The way I am currently doing it is by doing a select statment on the table and then doing a _tally command. It works but it seems like there should be a easier way.
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>>example: Select * from Table1 into cursor Test
>> lnTally = _tally
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>>Thanks,