Try

lnRecNo = RECNO()
SET FILTER TO < whatever >
*-- attempt to restore the pointer
<B>LOCATE RECORD lnRecNo
IF NOT FOUND()</b>
  *-- record not part of filtered set, so we
  *-- issue a LOCATE which will select the first
  *-- record in the filtered set
  LOCATE
ENDIF

>Doesn't work either.... I checked RECNO before and after FILTER call with the "current" record NOT being in the new filter set - RECNO() does not change.
>
>>Peter,
>>You could try the following:
>>

>>lnRecNo = RECNO()
>>SET FILTER TO < whatever >
>>*-- attempt to restore the pointer
>>GO lnRecNo
>>IF lnRecNo = RECNO()
>>  *-- previous record is part of filtered set
>>  *-- and the record pointer has been restored
>>ELSE
>>  *-- record not part of filtered set, so we
>>  *-- issue a LOCATE which will select the first
>>  *-- record in the filtered set
>>  LOCATE
>>ENDIF
>>

>>
>>HTH
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