>To reproduce:
>
>1. Run the commands:
>
>

CREATE CURSOR ko ( akuupaev d )
>SET SYSMENU ON
>CREATE REPORT test

>
>2. Create field containing expression dtoc(ko.akuupaev) and save this field.
>
>You can use the following keys for this:
>
>Alt+R
>C
>F
>dtoc(ko.akuupaev)
>Ctrl+W
>
>Observed result:
>
> alias is not found error
>
>Applies to VFP 9
>
>It seems that there is a bug in expression builder code which determines expression alias.
>
>Any idea how to fix this ?

Create your own expression builder, or use mine... which is the same old, but reverts to default datasession before actually showing:

* Proc GetEx
*[2002/02/14 23:21:02] dragan -  replace the regular expression builder
* with one that works in a default datasession, so it sees the open tables
Lparameters cExpressionType, cErrorMessageText,  cDefaultExpression, cCaptionText
Local lcGetEx, lcTemp, nDS
nDS=set("datasession")
set datasession to 1
IF EMPTY(cErrorMessageText)
	cErrorMessageText=""
ENDIF
IF EMPTY(cDefaultExpression)
	cDefaultExpression=""
ENDIF
IF EMPTY(cCaptionText)
	cCaptionText="Pick a field or compose expression"
ENDIF


lcTemp=""
lcGetEx=_Getexpr
set datasession to (nDS)
_Getexpr=""

* 2002.04.24 kicked out the type, because any type can go into a report.
Getexpr cCaptionText To lcTemp Default cDefaultExpression
* restore old
_Getexpr=lcGetEx
Return lcTemp

Save this to a .prg and set _getexpr to it.