>Michael:
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>>suddenly users are getting the error mentioned when adding child record number >3 - no matter what the parent record is....
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>Sounds like a classic case of a corrupted index. Have you tried rebuilding your index tags?
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>HTH,
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>--Paul

Yes, did that last night - will test it today at work. It brings up a question: although I still have VFP3 installed at home for maintenance purposes, I only have VFP6 at work for new development efforts.

If I SET COMPATIBLE ON, can I pack and re-index VFP3 tables without screwing things up? Is there another way of administering VFP3 tables from VFP6??? It sure would be faster than waiting 'till I get home!