Hi George.

>> Naturally, JUSTSTEM() returns the table alias too. <<

< LOL > I sorta fingured that one out on my own < g >. My ability to recognize the obvious is phenomenal.

>> Another use them is parsing a key string in a treeview. Usually, these keys are separated with backslashes like directories. To see an example of this, try either JUSTFNAME(SYS(2003)) or JUSTPATH(SYS(2003)). <<

Well, in my book, anything that simplifies parsing (which, at the best of times, is a real PITA) is a very cool tool.

mARCIA