Mike,
I really don't have time to check it in short term. I don't remember how I did it (or honestly if really did it). What I remember was something like :

create a fox2x table with Flagged='yes', KeyField and insert into it all IDs I want to select. Then relate it to layer with AddRelate and SearchExpression( "Flagged='yes'" ). Probably was that, not sure.
Cetin

>Cetin,
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>I do hope that you are correct. When you find some time, could you please let me know if and how you can make SearchByExpression() use a SQL select statement that includes joins to other tables in MapObjects2.
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>Regards,
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>Mike
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>
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>>Mike,
>>I don't have time for details now but it can (I think).
>>Cetin
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>>>Thanks for the reply Cetin.
>>>
>>>While this idea works for VFP (and SQL Server/Oracle) I'm trying to do this SQL selecting from within the MapObjects2 ActiveX control. If I'm not mistaken, you may know a bit about that control. In particular I'm trying to use the SearchByExpression() method. I don't think it can use joins.
>>>
>>>Mike
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>>>
>>>>
>>>>This ORing might be many and adds to complexity of SQL even if it could ran.
>>>>When I need such things I simply create a cursor and put values there, make an inner join. ie:
>>>>
>>>>create cursor crsTemp (myField i)
>>>>insert into crsTemp values (1234)
>>>>insert into crsTemp values (29929)
>>>>...
>>>>
>>>>select .... from myTable mt ;
>>>>inner join crsTemp lst on val(mt.Myfield) = lst.myField ...
>>>>
>>>>Just my .02 cents
>>>>Cetin