cmdSearch.Click()
LOCAL ARRAY laSQL[1]
LOCAL lcSearch

lcSearch = UPPER(THIS.PARENT.txtSearch.VALUE)
WITH THIS.PARENT.lstSearch
  DO CASE
  CASE .LISTINDEX = 1
    SELECT * ;
      FROM Org ;
      WHERE lcSearch $ UPPER(orgno) ;
        OR lcSearch $ UPPER(orgname) ;
      INTO ARRAY laSQL
  CASE .LISTINDEX = 2
    SELECT * ;
      FROM Person ;
      WHERE lcSearch $ UPPER(name) ;
      INTO ARRAY laSQL
  CASE ...
  ENDCASE
ENDWITH

That should get you started. One thing to keep in mind is that $ queries aren't rushmore optimizable - they will be slow with large record sets.

>VFP 6.0
>
>I have a 'search' form with a listbox. First, the user picks something from a Combobox with a list of what to search on (via, Org, Name, Person ID, Auth Type), then the code visible the labels/texts accordingly. Once the text(s) are filled in and the 'Find' button is clicked, I want to list the search on the listbox. The trick is I need to do different things as well with different tables.
>
>Lets say I want to do a search for Org $ 'Systems', I want to use the ORG table and list only two fields (org # and org name) with any wording included 'systems'.
>
>Lets say I want to do a search for Name $ 'Smith', I want to use the PERSON table and list only one field (name) with any wording included 'smith'.
>
>Etc...
>
>Now, the next thing is how to correspond back to the correct table (index, recno(), ??) and then I do whatever coding thereafter.
>
>The first thing that comes in my mind was to use SET FILTER TO but we know it's terrible slow. Anyone have ideas/suggestions to help me get started?
>
>Chuck