>>>>If I write "-", I mean "-". (I've never actually written "-" in that context,
>>>>but I would be _way_ ticked if a Fox function changed it on me.)
>>>If you're putting strings together, the "normalized" way would be with "+"
>>>would it not?
>>
>>Depends on how you're putting them together.
>>
>>

"123  " + "4" = "123  4"
>>"123  " - "4" = "1234"

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>Of course, I always wrote it as ALLTRIM("123 ") + "4", so what am I complaining about? :-)

Talking to yourself again, Garrett? For I know that one way to have a conversation where I know what's going on (sometimes).< bg >