>>can you use the locate cmd to start at end of a dbf and proceed backwards?
>
>If you set your index descending yes :)
>Cetin

Something like (untested) :

If val(sys(21))>0
 lcDescending = iif(descending(val(sys(21)),'myAlias'), ;
	' ASCENDING ',' DESCENDING ')
 Set order to tag (order('myAlias')) &lcDescending
endif

Cetin