>I have to work with a file that has 164 fields. I know: it needs normalization, but this is the government - we don't have time for efficiency!
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>Is there an easy way to compare two records within the same file? I'd like to just say something like "IF Rec#1 = Rec#2 Do Something" - is this possible?
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>Or will I have to compare them one field at a time?
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>Thanks!
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You would need a comparing function then.

function IsSame
parameters tcTable, tnRec1, tnRec2
select * from (tcTable) ;
 where recno() = tnRec1 ;
union ;
select * from (tcTable) ;
 where recno() = tnRec2 ;
into array myArray
return iif(alen(myArray,1) = 1, .T., .F.)

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