Thanks Jim, John, and Christof,

>I can't speak for anyone else, but I have not said that SET FILTER is somehow something that should NEVER be used. I ahve said it is commonly misused which is quite a different statement.

Yep, did I say otherwise? I understand clearly the point of General Rules and the difference between a rule and an observation of mis/ab-use (Saving on words now ;-)

>I don't think anyone can give you a final answer on this issue.

Thats what I thought :-(

BTW, Christof, what does "Phew, and again" mean? Did I miss something, I'm sorry.