Hi Grady,

I don't get any errors with your code when run as below. Do you have variable "E" in your code?

CREATE CURSOR mytable (Crimetype c(20), CrimeDate date)
Count to JanCount for ;
	   Alltrim(Crimetype) = "B&E Garage" and Month(CrimeDate)= 1 ;
	or Alltrim(Crimetype)= "B&E Home" and Month(CrimeDate)= 1 ;
	or Alltrim(Crimetype)= "Home invasion" and Month(CrimeDate)= 1 ;
	or Alltrim(Crimetype)= "B&E Business" and Month(CrimeDate)= 1 ;
	or Alltrim(Crimetype)= "B&E Cabin" and Month(CrimeDate)= 1

? jancount

However when you combine AND/OR conditions you shoud use parenthesisis to specify proper order as shown below.

Count to JanCount for ;
	   (Alltrim(Crimetype) = "B&E Garage" and Month(CrimeDate)= 1) ;
	or (Alltrim(Crimetype)= "B&E Home" and Month(CrimeDate)= 1) ;
	or (Alltrim(Crimetype)= "Home invasion" and Month(CrimeDate)= 1) ;
	or (Alltrim(Crimetype)= "B&E Business" and Month(CrimeDate)= 1) ;
	or (Alltrim(Crimetype)= "B&E Cabin" and Month(CrimeDate)= 1)

The conditions could be simplified as shown below

Count to JanCount for ;
		Alltrim(Crimetype) IN("B&E Garage", "B&E Home", "Home invasion", "B&E Business", "B&E Cabin" ) ;
			and Month(CrimeDate)= 1 

>When I test this bit of code, I get a 'missing operand' error.
>I can't see it. Can you?
>
>

>Count to JanCount for Alltrim(Crimetype) = "B&E Garage" and Month(CrimeDate)= 1 ;
>or Alltrim(Crimetype)= "B&E Home" and Month(CrimeDate)= 1 ;
>or Alltrim(Crimetype)= "Home invasion" and Month(CrimeDate)= 1 ;
>or Alltrim(Crimetype)= "B&E Business" and Month(CrimeDate)= 1 ;
>or Alltrim(Crimetype)= "B&E Cabin" and Month(CrimeDate)= 1
>