So much better! Thanks to both of you. I wonder sometimes what am I NOT getting "it" yet.

Chuck

>

>SET DELETED OFF
>IF INDEXSEEK(m.id)
>    Messagebox('Sorry, can not use that ID'+CHR(13)+'This ID has not been purged from the database.',64)
>    SET DELETED ON
>    RETURN .F.
>ENDIF
>SET DELETED ON