>>1. RecNo() is reliable only on SELECT from one table
>>2. RecNo() is always applied to the source table
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>Nonono, not add the recno to the cursor, use it on the cursor. AFAIK, all Porter wants to due is see 1 if your on the first Record, 2 if your on the second, and N if your on the Nth.

That's correct. From what I am trying, using the RecNo( )after first creating the cursor seems to be the way to go, particularly if a query has lots of clauses.

PB