>Hi, Paul!
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>The only way to do this...
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>Not the only one, have a look at message#666224 <s>!

Figuratively speaking, of course. There are always 20+ different ways to approach any problem (especially in VFP!). The basic idea is the same, though. No direct SELECTS from dirty buffers. You're solution just sidesteps the problem (nicely, though...).