>Thanks to both of you, yeah that would make sense. Yet another thing I forgot from my QB and C days, many many years ago.

Another QB guy?? That's what I was working in before FoxBASE+. Back then we didn't even have FOR...ENDFOR. I was delighted when I saw that come out in FoxPro (but, for the life of me, can't remember which version). Anyway, BASIC, C, C++, Pascal all have one, but VFP doesn't:-( As I said to Craig, I'd like one, but really could live without it.