>If I set up a file with an indexed field and put into it any 'special character' e.g. á,its ok in Foxpro but R&R gets completely screwed up. It just will not find a match on a related file.(if i am using this field).
Have you tried playing around with code pages? This is just a shot in the dark, but it may be that some code sets use differing encodings for your character of interest.
Also, what happens if you try matching that character with '?'
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