EOF() and BOF() return .T. whenever you try to move *beyond* the end or beginning of the file (depending on the direction). So if you're on the last record, you won't get EOF() until you attempt to SKIP -- leaving you at a "phantom" record at RECCOUNT()+1. Likewise, if you're on the first record, you won't get a BOF() until you try SKIP -1 -- though in this case you're still on RECNO()=1. EOF() does give you what you might expect when the table is empty (it returns .T.).