Tony

'If' I understand you right, yes they must be kept as
character strings.

BTW, try to turn off CAPs Lock -- It looks like you are
shouting at everyone.

Tom

>DOES ANYONE KNOW IF VFP CAN READ NUMBERS WITH <>
>(LESS THAN AND GREATER THAN) SYMBOLS AS NUMBERS OR
>DO THOSE FIELDS HAVE TO BE LABELED AS CHARACTERS?
>
> THANKYOU
> TONY
>