>What about m.lo1 = "ma " and person.first should include "Mary", "Grandma", "Whatcamacallit", etc? What ALLTRIM the FIELD?
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>Chuck
Then ALLTRIM() both expressions...
UPPER(ALLTRIM(ex1)) $ UPPER(ALLTRIM(ex2))
Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.