Thanks to all who responded.
Tim Penner and Charles Miller - It was the compatibility setting "Use 4DVAR Comments instead of Brackets" This explains why a new database worked correctly. You can not even access the option there. Since the structure has been through multiple versions of 4D this option was turned off. I thought that I had been through that check and obviously I had not. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ Edgar Hammond ehamm...@questinformation.com Quest Information Systems ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************