Use Private vars then (I hate PUBLIC too). There where you call this report you could put:

cBatchNo =[Someting]
REPORT FORM ....

>Hi Martin,
>
>I'm alergic to public vars - don't use 'em if I can avoid it.
>
>Dataenvironment - BeforeopenTables
>
>

>
>* cBatchNo would be the parameter
>* I also would have liked to get the result in a variable instead of a cursor
>* but that has so far eluded me
>
>Local  nResult AS Integer, cSql AS String
>
>Text To cSql Noshow
>  Select Sum(Amount) AS Amount from dbo.CreditorInvoices
>     Where BatchNo = ?cBatchNo Group By BatchNo
>EndText
>	
>nResult = SQLExec(lnSql,cSql,'TempAmount')
>

>
>
>>Hi Peter,
>>
>>What parameter? Parameter pro SQL view or filter?
>>
>>Each local variable from caller procedure is visible in report. Or you can use PRIVATE or PUBLIC variables.
>>
>>MartinJ
>>
>>>Can it be done?
>>>
>>>If so, where and how?
>>>
>>>
>>>BR & TIA
>>>
>>>Peter