for a listserv running VMS 1.8c I posted the following query: //ListSrch JOB Echo=no Database Search DD=Rules //Rules DD * S * in highla-l since May 22 where subject contains - Archangel print */ but the results returned started on May 14, which meant I didn't even get to the dates I needed before it reached the max size and stopped. Is there a problem with my syntax? the listdb memo says: Date specifications ------------------- Since each document has been assigned a "date/time" field, it is possible to select documents based on this date field. This is accomplished by appending "date search rules" to the search expression, as in: +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Search problem (serious or severe) in BBOARD since july | Search problem in BBOARD since oct 85 | Search symptom in BBOARD since 12/28 | Search error report from 12 january to august in BBOARD | Search user complaint until 18 sept in BBOARD | Search data check since today 11:53 in EREP | | Figure 5. Sample SEARCH commands using date search arguments +------------------------------------------------ Is it really true that "since 18 sept" will work but "since sept 18" will not? TIA. - cheryl ([log in to unmask])