Hi Jeff try the following

ctemp = 'V'
cstring = "'V','X'"
if inlist(ctemp,&cstring)
? "SUCCESSFUL"
else
? "FAILED"
endif


>I would like to create a inlist() search string on the fly. In my attempts, I
have been unsuccessful. For example:
>
>ctemp = 'V'
>cstring = "'V','X'"
>
>if inlist(ctemp,cstring)
>? "SUCCESSFUL"
>else
>? "FAILED"
>endif
>
>This code runs without error but always returns false. Can anyone help.
>
>TIA,