The general guideline is to use parenthesis when calling methods or functions - even if no parameters are passed. Methods that return values and are used in expressions must end in open and closed parenthesis according to the VFP9 help file. Lookup passing parameters to methods in help.
Just for good reading (my favorite is Craig Berntson's site):
010000110101001101101000011000010111001001110000010011110111001001000010011101010111001101110100 "When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser." - Socrates Vita contingit, Vive cum eo. (Life Happens, Live With it.) "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." -- author unknown "De omnibus dubitandum"
