Thanks, Helen. I'll keep that tip on my mind.

Jeff

> Your approach is appropriate. Set up the query without the search

string

> and use the OnPrepareSQL event to set the search criteria via
> SQLWhereItems. Tip: for date searches, be sure to use date/time

variables

> and TMaskEdits, to avoid getting caught up in problems with valid

date/time

> literals.
>
> Helen