>Hi All,
>
>Here's some code someone else wrote.
>

LOOKUP( EmpFcur.Both, M.EmpNo, EmpFcur.EmpNo, 'EMP' )

>It looks up a value in the alias EmpFcur. It appears to work, even if EmpFcur is not the currently selected alias. I assume it is an undocumented, and very handy, feature.
>
>Any comments?

You see the phrase "current selected work area" ? no

LOOKUP has other property beneficial (or maleficent if they are not known!):

CREATE CURSOR master ( aa i DEFAULT RECCOUNT())
APPEND BLANK
APPEND BLANK
CREATE CURSOR child ( aa i,bb i)
INSERT INTO child values (0,-1)
INSERT INTO child VALUES (1,-2)
INDEX ON aa TAG taa
SET RELATION TO aa INTO child IN master
? LOOKUP(child.bb,1,master.aa)
? LOOKUP(child.bb,0,master.aa)
CLOSE TABLES ALL