Hilmar,
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>An index on strtran(...) is virtually useless, since it is of variable length. Any decent VFP index has a fixed length. Perhaps padr(strtran(...)) will achieve better results.

I've heard this many many times, and every time that I read it I wonder to myself...
1) Don't all VFP indexes have a fixed length anyway, INTERNALLY?
2) If VFP lets one create such a TAG, why would it then be useless???

Perhaps you mean that it won't be used by Rushmore?

Jim
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>Hilmar.