>i have the following code:
>

>TEXT TO strSQL NOSHOW TEXTMERGE PRETEXT 15
>	SELECT
>		 f1.CLAIM_ID,
>		 f1.CLAIMNO,
>		 f1.WCCNO,
>		 f1.INDEXNO,
>		 f1.PARENT_ID,
>		 f1.CLAIMNT_ID,
>		 f1.ANALYST_ID,
>		 f1.STATUTE_ID,
>		 f1.BUSLOC_ID,
>		 f1.DOCCURED,
>		 f1.DCLOSED,
>		 f1.XFERDATE,
>		 f1.LIABDATE,
>		 f1.STATUS,
>		 f1.STATDATE,
>		 f1.BOX_ID,
>		 f1.OCCUPATION,
>		 f1.ACCTIME,
>		 f1.AGE,
>		 f1.AVGWEEKLYPAY,
>		 f1.BASERATE,
>		 f1.BENEFITAMOUNT,
>		 f1.WORKLIFE,
>		 f1.WORKEXPECT,
>		 f1.LIFEEXPECT,
>		 f1.RTWPOTL,
>		 f1.LIFEMED,
>		 f1.COMPINJ,
>		 f1.PERMPERC,
>		 f1.MEDFLAG,
>		 f1.PERMTOT,
>		 f1.TTDLIFE,
>		 f1.RESTICTIONS,
>		 f1.ESCALATE,
>		 f1.INFLATE,
>		 f1.DRECVD,
>		 f1.EXPREC,
>		 f1.SOURCE,
>		 f1.COMMENTS,
>		 f1.W3,
>		 f1.IP,
>		 f1.MP,
>		 f1.TP,
>		 f1.SIFSHARE,
>		 f1.SIFRATE,
>		 CAST(f1.insdttm AS DATE)  AS addDate,
>		 f2.lname,
>		 f2.fname,
>		 f2.mname,
>		 f2.SSN,
>		 f5.boxname AS boxname,
>		 f2.onpayroll,
>		 f3.CODE AS STATUTE,
>		 f6.username AS analyst,
>		 CAST(' ' AS CHAR(15)) AS signout,
>		 carrier_id 
>		FROM claims f1 
>		LEFT OUTER JOIN CLAIMNT f2 
>			ON f1.CLAIMNT_ID = f2.CLAIMNT_ID 
>		LEFT OUTER JOIN STATUTE f3 
>			ON f1.STATUTE_ID = f3.STATUTE_ID 
>		LEFT OUTER JOIN filebox f5 
>			ON f1.BOX_ID = f5.filebox_ID 
>		LEFT OUTER JOIN SYS_USER f6 
>			ON f1.ANALYST_ID = f6.user_ID 
>		WHERE  1 = 0 
>		ORDER BY 2, 1
>
>ENDTEXT
>
>THIS.iConn = SQLSTRINGCONNECT(THIS.cConnectionString)   &&&     returns 1
>strSQL	   = CHRTRAN(strSQL, CHR(13) + CHR(10), [])
>intResults = SQLEXEC(THIS.iConn, strSQL, [ccPRINT])                &&&& returns -1
>_CLIPTEXT  = strSQL
>* copied inti SSMS this query WORKS
>
>
>
>

>why would it not work from vfp but work as query in SSMS?
>
>Peter

Don't use CHRTRAN here, pass strSQL as is. Also, you don't need TEXTMERGE in the above and don't need PRETEXT.