>Hello Hilmar
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>I was not going to answer the question cause I alway do the "$" backwards, I guess I should of checked it in VFP
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>thanks for the correction
Perhaps it helps thinking about $ as "is in", not as "contains" (which requires you to switch the parameters).
Hilmar.
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