>ok walter
>
>I just want to see if the student is actually registered.
>
>In clipper I use
>
>mstud=space(xx)
>
>blablabla
>
>seek mstud
>
>if !found()
>blablablabla
>endif
>
>In vfp I use a textbox which holds the value I typed in.
>
>then there is a cmdbtn for searching
>
>It does the same thing.
>
>seek myform........value
>
>if !found()
>
>mesagebox
>
>blablabla
>
>The funny part is, that I can actually access the orlder records, lets say
>until 1997 but whats beyond this date, vpf does not see this records.
>
>I created a new database and appended all the records, but its still the same
>
>Any hint.
>
>Thanks in advanced
>
>christian

Since this is a Clipper app and the table was in Clipper as well, your SEEK may not work on a Clipper index. Have you created a VFP index on the table or a copy of the table? If you have no index in use, can you browse the table and see the recent records?