Check you SET EXACT setting. If the field is defined as 10 characters and you are seeking 3 characters, you won't find it if SET EXACT is ON.

Cathy


>Howdy,
>VFP7. I have a table, let's call it 'table' with a field, let's call it 'field', with an index on it ( also called 'field' ). I have the table open and on the first record. Something is wrong with this, because I can't get it to seek a value. In debugging, I've entered in the specific value, even
>

>seek( table.field, 'table', 'field' )
>

>returns .F.
>I can't get it to find this record. Anyone seen anything like this before? Thanks
>jfh