Edgar,

>APPEND FROM utemp For (SubStr(utemp.Submitter,1,1)="E")
>go bottom
>wait window estate.submitter
>Why would I get all records from UTEMP? I specified 'E' as first letter of first field!

Is the submitter field included in the target dbf? If not, include it and write the command like this:

APPEND FROM utemp For (SubStr(Submitter,1,1)="E")

HTH,
Armin