>I tied it with both settings and get .T. in both cases.
Okay, how about trying it with a "Space" for the empty search value, instead of a completely empty string, what happens?
Like this: ' ' instead of ''
Also, just to verify the "basics," are you sure all table values are non-empty? (especially in position 1 in field)
The Anonymous Bureaucrat,
and frankly, quite content not to be
a member of either major US political party.