Both return 20 recs in 0.01 secs, all but the Voss... records.

>What result do you get if you use double equal?
>SELECT IDNUM FROM CONTDB WHERE UPPER(ALLTRIM(ln)) == 'VOSS'
>
>Einar
>
>>I have an SQL command:
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>>SELECT IDNUM FROM CONTDB WHERE UPPER(ALLTRIM(ln)) = 'VOSS'
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>>In VFP8 22 recs returned in .78 secs
>>In VFP9 243 recs return in 23.47 secs
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>>The extra records have a blank LN
>>
>>
>>COUNT FOR UPPER(ALLTRIM(ln)) = 'VOSS' shows 22 in both 8&9
>>
>>I have an index on:
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>>UPPER(ALLTRIM(ln))
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>>Any idea?