>>>>How might one go about this?
>>>>The field is: SkNo N(4,0)
>>>>
>>>>Index on SkNo Tag SkNo
>>>>Index on STR(SkNo,4,0) Tag SkNoA
>>>>
>>>>Data:
>>>> 250
>>>> 350
>>>> 680
>>>>6500
>>>>
>>>>Letting the user type, seek on the tag SkNo requires the full number to be typed; seek on the tag SkNoA brings you to 6500 before 680. What index could be created to get to 680 first and 6500 second?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>padl(num,width,'0') ?
>>>Cetin
>>
>>Cetin,
>>
>>I thought about this. Wouldn't this then force the individual to type leading 0's?
>
>Yes, but would mean more meaningfull to them too. You could pad behind the scenes ?
>Cetin

I almost feel like I should be using LOCATE FOR AllTrim(Str(SkNo,4,0)) with the order set to the SkNo tag. I'm just wanting the incremental searches to all be approximately the same speed.