Cindy,

Did you intend to say something? :)

>>Actually, I tried that, but could not make it work. Could you please show me, how the code should look like it be in my case?
>>
>>Thanks in advance.
>>
>>>Nadya,
>>>
>>>One more idea (for the future) would be to use the LOOKUP() function, as long as you're working in VFP.
>>>
>>>
>>>>>Maybe try by dropping the DISTINCT and add a GROUP BY CCODE clause at the end.
>>>>
>>>>This solved the problem.
>>>>

>>>>  select nvl(State,lcState) as State, ;
>>>>		nvl(upper(County),lcCounty) as County, ;
>>>>		lcCity as City, ;
>>>>		curTemp.ccode, curTemp.town, UseGrp, cYear, ;
>>>>		VolSales, MedSale, NumSales ;
>>>>	 	from curTemp left join Towns on curTemp.ccode=Towns.ccode;
>>>>	 	group by 4,5,6,7 ;
>>>>	 	into cursor curWork	

>>>>
>>>>Thanks to everyone.