Thanks, Vlad. I checked the Help, but not the VFP5FAQ file :-(
Barbara

>Hi Barbara!
>
>It's not a typo, because sys(3054,11) show optimization plan for joins...
>You can read about this in VFP5FAQ.txt that shipped with EACH copy of VFP
>5.0.
>
>Have a happy day
>Vladimir Shevchenko
>
>> >Try using SYS(3054,11) to see the level of optimization of your queries.
>>
>> I know it was just a typo, Sonny, but...
>>
>> SYS(3054,1) is the command needed. VERY useful.
>>
>> Barbara
>>