>>So, RECCOUNT() returns the number of the records in the current area, which is the one of the result set. BUT, the result set may be only a filter on the real table, so, the RECCOUNT() may return in fact the number of records in the real table (similar to a table that has an active filter). If the result is a real cursor, RECCOUNT returns the same thing as _TALLY.
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>I have NEVER seen or had this happen, and if it does I feel it is a bug.

It surely happened, but you haven't noticed. And it is not a bug, it's the documented behavior.

Vlad