WHAT A STUPID I AM

Actually, we print hard copy reports so rarely (and these were already programmed when I took over support) that I've never encountered it in person. OTOH (as you mention) this is such a common theme here that I really SHOULD have known.

Thanks.........Rich


>Rich,
>
>The problem is so common (VFP bug) that I'm surprised you haven't run into this before.
>
>See Forms with Grids and printing reports FAQ #15515
>
>>I'm running into this problem when I call a report and when I try to change pages. The code is

>>SELECT stuff INTO CURSOR crsPrint READWRITE
>>do some stuff with crsPrint to tweak the data
>>REPORT FORM myReport PREVIEW

>>
>>At first when I try to run the report it would show up with the variable not found error message.
>>
>>So I put a breakpoint in and found that this wasn't the active workarea. Ok.......... I put SELECT crsPrint immediately before the call to REPORT FORM and tried again. SAME PROBLEM. The cursor was still not selected. Has anybody seen this before?????
>>
>>Next try was to wrap all this in a TRY-CATCH block

>>SELECT stuff INTO CURSOR crsPrint READWRITE
>>do some stuff with crsPrint to tweak the data
>>TRY
>>     REPORT FORM myReport PREVIEW
>>CATCH
>>     SELECT crsPrint
>>    REPORT FORM myReport PREVIEW
>>ENDTRY

>>
>>The wierd thing is that it was now always pointing to the correct cursor the first time. But the problems are not over. There is a different manifistation of the same problem. The first page displays properly but the "Variable Not Found" error is now there when I try to go to the next/last page.
>>
>>The missing variable is actually a field in the cursor. The Report Form has many Data Groupings based upon various values for this field. There are groups for Variable = 1 thru Variable = 8 although the actual data cursor has MAX(variable) = 3
>>
>>Any information, suggestions, etc. appreciated...............Rich