>>>You may try:
>>>cString="tic_acct="+alltrim(str(tnacct))
>>>set filter to &cString.
>>
>>When I try this I still get the error "variable 'TNACCT' is not found'. I'm getting this error when a 'locate' is issued outside of the init.
>
>It's interesting. Could you check what FILTER() returns after you SET FILTER TO &cString ?

Sorry, to waste your time....actually your first answer worked...I had "tnacct="+alltrim(str(tnacct)) rather than "tic_acct"+alltrim(str(tnacct))

Thanks,