>>>>can I say do form myform with @parm1, @parm2 in vfp7
>>>
>>>Yes, you put LPARAMETERS or PARAMETERS as the first statement in the .Init() method of the form. Another useful technique is to save the parameters to form properties (which you predefine), so they don't go out of scope when Init() ends e.g.
>>>

>>>* MyForm.Init()
>>>
>>>LPARAMETERS ;
>>>  tuParm1 ;
>>>  , tuParm2
>>>
>>>This.MyProperty1 = tuParm1
>>>This.MyProperty2 = tuParm2
>>>

>>
>>Al,
>>
>>Thanks for the reply. That's what I thought too, and I have the form setup just as you described. However, a line just like that is giving me a syntax error in vfp7 and vfp9
>>
>>

>>*.test\junktest
>>
>>PRIVATE parm1, parm2
>>parm1=1
>>parm2=2
>>
>>DO FORM junkform WITH @parm1, @parm2
>>

>>
>>syntax error
>
>I updated my reply before you posted yours, basically you don't need the "@"s in your command, DO ... WITH ... passes variables by reference by default without needing them. So just,
>

>DO FORM junkform WITH parm1, parm2
>

Al,

Repeating my post to Sergey,

I saw that removing the @ removed the error, but I thought I had to have them, so I thought it must be something else in the way the call was made that I was overlooking.

Thanks again.