>Sergey,
>That's it! Thank you.
>********************
>Naomi,
>when you have VFP at hand, please try it:
>make report,
>set DE to use home ()+"labels"
>add one field for ckval
>write in the format expression (you will find on page Format of the Field Properties form)
>

>iif(readonly=.f., alltrim(transform(ckval, "@ 999,999,999.99")) + " + ", transform(ckva,"@ 999,999.99"))
>

>I see only stars.
>
>For timebeing I will use Sergey's elegant solution, easier for future maintenance anyhow.
>Definitely good bye for today.
>Koen

Wow. I just re-read your message again. Why did you try to put this expression in the Format? I meant, that you just need to put the expression as is in the field itself, not in the format. In other words, you format the field the way you want using TRANSFORM function.