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>>>In VFP7, does it fire the error on a table that contains a field named IRegion? IOW, did you run a COUNT FOR x=y statement against a table where the left side (x) was valid, but the right side (y) was invalid?
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>>Sorry, I was wrong. It works the same way as in VFP 6.
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>Part of the craziness is caused when the table is empty...the error does not fire because VFP does not need to inspect the FOR clause.

Yes, well I have to say that if the error does not fire when the table is empty, then it is ok.

Now, it's just a question of making sure the code does not proceed on an error and have the RETURN TO to work.