Hi Alan,

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seek("ThisData") instead of Seek("ThisData      ")?

The only time you would need to add trailing spaces is if your index is on multiple fields (ie. this+that) and you're seeking both fields; then you would have to use:

seek("ThisData    "+"Thatdata   ") instead of Seek("ThisData"+"Thatdata")

Personally, I shy away from compound keys, especially for primary indices.

The one exception that comes to mind is a Last name, first name lookup where I have used TRIM(LNAME)+", "+FNAME as the key. I guess, in this case, it doesn't matter that there are trailing spaces added by VFP in the index.

HTH