Thank you Steve
>Because the second systax is the correct one :)
>
>Seriously, look at remarks section in VFP help on REPLACE command. When doing a replace for a different work area, you should always use the IN clause.
>
>>VFP7 SP1
>>
>>Weird thing happened.
>>
>>replace MyTable.MyField with lcWhatever
>>
>>did'nt work but
>>
>>replace MyField with lcWhatever in "MyTable"
>>
>>worked
>>
>>Why?
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