>>Hilmar,
>>I'm actually using "Not deleted()" as my tag instead of "deleted()". Is there any difference.
>>Yau
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>I am not sure. But I think the index will be used anyway (which isn't always appropriate - see my FAQ), because the implicit condition, if you have SET DELETED ON, is ... AND NOT DELETED(). In other words, the index tag exactly matches the expression.
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>If you need your index for other purposes (besides "optimization"), there are ways to avoid VFP using it.
>
>Hilmar.

Using NOT in a tag means that Rushmore can't use it for optimization.