>>>>Hi all,
>>>>
>>>>I'm trying to use a generic statement to get the value of a specific field in a record by using evaluate(). Each time I try it I get a syntax error. Here's the code I'm using, any ideas??
>>>>
>>>>lcField = 'MyTable.'+field(lnCnt)
>>>>
>>>>lnATAFValue = eval(lcField)
>>>>
>>>>TIA
>>>
>>>Change it to
>>>
>>>lnATAFValue = (lcField)
>>>
>>>Bye
>>>Jayesh
>>
>>Sorry friend,
>
> It was my mistake. Use
>
>lnATAFValue = &lcField instead.
>
>Bye
>Jayesh

Jayesh,

That gives me an error as well. The field is numeric, I need to get the value in the field, not the field name. Sorry if i wasn't clear the first time.