>> I had found that to make this work (using $$$,$$$,$$$.$$ for the format expression and Blank If Zero), I either had to make a wider than necessary field or I had to click Stretch With Overflow (which, for whatever reason, would make it fit in a field of the appropriate size). With reportbehavior at 90, this does not work and I'm forced back to using a very wide field.
This is a known issue with VFP 9. The reason is that it uses GDI+ to render objects whereas prior versions just used GDI. There is a slight difference in the width calculations which can result in you seeing **** in numeric fields. You must adjust the width of the numeric fields slightly to accommodate the slightly larger output.
Cathy