Sergey-

>There was no mention about NEAR ON in original post but it doesn't mean that it's OFF.

You brought it up, and as I mentioned, it has no effect in this situation, that I've been able to discern.

> Yes, FOUND() and SEEK() will return the same value. However you are using EOF() not FOUND() or SEEK(). In case when record is not found the value returned by EOF() would depends on setting of NEAR. On other hand the value returned by FOUND() is always consistent.

Ah. I see where we are crossed up. And, you are the more cautious. *shrug*