>>>>>Hi everybody,
>>>>>
>>>>>I have three simple tables called Software, Hardware, Other which only cDesciption and iActive_Flag fields not to count ID field. I have one form with 3 grids close to each other for these tables maintenance.
>>>>>
>>>>>Now I'd like to be able to print a 3 columns report for them. Is Excel my only option here? How would I show 1/0 field in Excel as a checkmark?
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks a lot in advance.
>>>>
>>>>Why can't you combine three tables in one cursor and print regular report?
>>>
>>>Do you mean combining them based on record number (using 3 extra steps)? I thought about it, not sure if this is better.
>>>
>>>Thanks.
>>
>>I think - at least in vfp 6 - it's a more than 3 steps
>>

>>select Id, desc ;
>>     from table1 ;
>>     into cursor1 ;
>>     order by ...
>>
>>select recno() as xxx, * from cursor1 into cursor cursor1 order by 1
>>
>>&& same for cursor2 and cursor3
>>
>>&& then do an outer join on xxx of all 3 cursors into one printcursor
>>&& set the print when in the report to !isnull(column...desc)
>>

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>Yes, reading my mind, are you? <g>

Not really. Just thinking aloud

This is the fastest solution. Do not fiddle around with replace. It's slooooowwwwwwww