Bob,

Try this...

Open the view NODATA. DISP STRU FILE nodata.txt. Open the view again with parameter. DISP STRU FILE pop.txt. Compare the two files to pinpoint the column causing trouble. One column in nodata.txt will be smaller than one column in pop.txt

Bruce


>I dropped the view, changed the two suspect lines to:
>

>iif(OD.lCresting,iif(OD.nCrest_Sty = 1,"Oval","Emb."),space(4)) as cCrest_Sty,;
>padr(trim(PLS.cDescrip)+iif(G.cStyle="P","x"+trim(PLL.cDescrip),""),10) as cSize ;
>

>… then recreated it. The idea was good, but the problem remains. Are there any related bugs in VFP 7 that are fixed in VFP 9? I think there is some background issue going on, but I don’t know where to look.
>
>Bob