>can you - set filter to id=123
>and then in that filter,
>can you set filter to name = 'mary'.
>your records would look like this.
>id name
>123 mary
>123 mary
>123 mary
>
>inotherwords, can you set filter within a set filter?

Robert,

Read the answer Edward gave you and then think about it a second;

lcFilter = FILTER()
lcFilter = lcFilter and Name = "Mary"
SET FILTER TO &lcFilter

Does that not do exactly what you are asking for?