I guess you exceeded 255 character limit on string literal
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TEXT TO lcForeColor NOSHOW PRETEXT 15
IIF(tReorder.Quan_ship = 0, RGB(255,255,255), 
		IIF(tReorder.Quan_ship < tReorder.Quan_Onord, RGB(0,0,0), 
		IIF(tReorder.Quan_ship = tReorder.Quan_Onord, RGB(0,0,0), 
		IIF(tReorder.Quan_ship > tReorder.Quan_Onord, RGB(0,0,0), RGB(0,0,0)))))
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>Question.
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>I was trying to change the code in the snippet below... for a method called m_getgridbackground
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>The original code is commented out... and the changed code is below that.
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>The change I made was to change the reorder table name to tReorder.
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>When I do this, and try to go to another method, Foxpro throws up an error...
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>"COMPILE Command contains unrecognized phrase/keyword"...
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>What the????
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