On Fri, Apr 21, 2006 at 09:44:25AM -0400, Merlin Moncure wrote: > 2nd 50: > select * from t where j >= j1 and (j > j1 or k > k1) order by j, k limit 50; > 3 fields: > select * from t where i >= i1 and (i > i1 or j >= j1) and (i > i1 or j > > k1 or k > k1) order by i,j,k limit 50; Note that in 8.2 you'll be able to do: WHERE (i, j, k) >= (i1, j1, k1) -- Jim C. Nasby, Sr. Engineering Consultant jnasby@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Pervasive Software http://pervasive.com work: 512-231-6117 vcard: http://jim.nasby.net/pervasive.vcf cell: 512-569-9461