>Here's the problem. I have an integer field that I am seeking against. The field has a tag. The table I am using has 12300 records. When I use Locate For fld = exp and there is an 8 second delay. Each proceeding call to the same Locate For is almost instantaneous. If I set an order and seek the value the seek is almost instantaneous.
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>Now using private data sessions. Every time I use that Locate For within my search form which uses the Locate For, there is an 8 second delay. Again using seek I get instantaneous results. Character fields the Locate For works the same as the seek.
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>USE LM01
>LOCATE FOR lm01.IPAGENO = 1500
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>USE LM01 ORDER PAGENO
>SEEK 1500
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>Am I doing something wrong here or are other people experiencing the same slow down.

LOCATE FOR does not take into account the index tags, whereas SEEK does. This is why you see a definite performance difference.