>you are right there, but when i give an executable file to someone, i dont include the FRX file, only the DBF files,
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>so does that mean that if i include the frx file in the path, the EXE file will pick up the parameters from that file ?
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>sorry for my ignorance


You can use FILETOSTR() and then STRTOFILE() to copy the .FRX and .FRT files from the .EXE out to a disk file, a temporary location which is then deleted after the report is run.