I wasn't aware of that...I use both VFP 6.0 and 7.0 at different sites. I suppose if you bound the array as a Property of a Global object it would always be in scope, so this could be useful here...thanks for the tip!

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>Dear Irv,
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>Thanks for the suggestions.
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>I just discovered that is is possible to return an array from a function. (I was on a long flight and was catching up on some reading.) There is a explanation by Tamar E. Granor in the March 2002 FoxPro Advisor magazine, pp. 11-12.
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>Returning an array from a function only works in VFP 7, and there is a rule that somewhat limits its usefulness: the array must be in scope after the function finishes running. If the function is a method and the array is a property of the same object, it works OK. So this would work for me.
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>Thanks again.
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>Rick