>Because I'm 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
IF !BOF()
>  SKIP -1
>  lcPrev = mytable.field
   ENDIF
ENDIF
SKIP  && back to original
IF !EOF()  && in case you started at EOF()
>  SKIP
   IF !EOF()
>     lcNext = mytable.field
   ENDIF
>  SKIP -1  && back to original record
* I suppose you meant to say lcCurrent instead of lcNext
> * lcNext = mytable.field
>  < do stuff here using current record plus the stuff gathered from other
>   records >

>

>Obviously, I need code to check for the ends of the table, but I wanted to keep it simple for the example. Can I do that without the SCAN losing track of where it is?
>

I don't see why you want a SCAN Michelle. Will that work?
>Thanks,
>
>Michelle
>
>
>>Why don't you want to move the record pointer? If you are using Optimistic Table buffering, it shouldn't matter.