Maybe I am just not getting the problem. Anyway, I am glad you found and answer for it.

>>>It's not meaningless to me. It tells me which file the record came from, which was the whole point of adding it.
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>>Yes, it does mean something if you don't remove duplicates. However, if there is a duplicate (one with "C" and one with "H") and you show only one (i.e. you remove the duplicate) then you won't be able to tell which file the record came from, will you?
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>Sure I will. If it has a "C", it came from the current file and has an "H", it came from the history file. Removing the duplicate doesn't change the letter attached to the record.
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>Michelle