In the following code sample the top LOCATE doesn't find the record yet when the value is ALLTRIMed, as in the second LOCATE, it does.

Am I missing something here or is this a bug?

SET EXACT OFF 

CREATE CURSOR t1 (Flda C(12), Fldb C(5))
INSERT INTO t1 (Flda, Fldb) VALUES ("XXXXXXXXXX  ", "YYYYY")
INSERT INTO t1 (Flda, Fldb) VALUES ("YYYYYYYYYY  ", "ZZZZZ")
INSERT INTO t1 (Flda, Fldb) VALUES ("XXXXXXXXXX  ", "AAAAA")

CREATE CURSOR t2 (Fld1 C(10), Fld2 C(5))
INSERT INTO t2 (Fld1, Fld2) VALUES ("XXXXXXXXXX", "YYYYY")
INSERT INTO t2 (Fld1, Fld2) VALUES ("YYYYYYYYYY", "ZZZZZ")

SELECT t1
GO TOP 
SCAN FOR Flda = "XXXXXXXXXX"              && finds this OK
    SELECT t2
    LOCATE FOR Fld1 = t1.Flda             && doesn't find t2 rec 1. Shouldn't it?
    IF FOUND()                            && ...for either t1 rec 1 and t1 rec 3
      WAIT WINDOW "It was found!!!"
    ELSE 
      WAIT WINDOW "NOT found!?!?"
    ENDIF 
    LOCATE FOR Fld1 = ALLTRIM(t1.Flda )   && now finds t2 rec 1, as expected, for both
    IF FOUND()
      WAIT WINDOW "It was found when ALLTRIMed!!!"
    ELSE 
      WAIT WINDOW "NOT found!?!?"
    ENDIF 
ENDSCAN

cheers