Hello Hilmar

I was not going to answer the question cause I alway do the "$" backwards, I guess I should of checked it in VFP


thanks for the correction


>>$ = contain
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>>'ABCDEF' $ 'BCD' = .T.
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>'tis the other way around - "$" answers the question whether the left string is contained in the right string.
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>Hilmar.