> scanning, I didn't want to be jumping around for fear of confusing VFP. Do you think I'm safe in doing this:
>

>SELECT myTable
>SCAN
>  SKIP -1
>  lcPrev = mytable.field
>  SKIP 2


Yes, it works. SCAN just issues a SKIP when it hits ENDSCAN, and has no memory of where it was before. IOW, you can cause an infinite loop with:

SCAN
SKIP -1
ENDSCAN

Erik Moore
Clientelligence