>Hi Brenda,
>
>>> What does the = do anyway.
>
>In addition to Fred's reply it's also worth noting that =SEEK() returns success/failure so FOUND() becomes redundant...
>
>Regards,
>Viv

In which case (used as a function), you can use:

If Seek("whatever")
  * found
Else
  * not found
EndIf

instead of =Seek() and ignoring the returned value :)