>lFound=.F.
>SCAN FOR ...
> lFound=.T.
>ENDSCAN
>IF lFound
>
>Your outer scan will hit all records (unless it is filtered), but you can do the same thing with a different variable to test it.



I need my outer to hit all record because the outer table contains new info that I need to change in the inner table if ssno matches. Thanks for helping out.

Nick