>you are right there, but when i give an executable file to someone, i dont include the FRX file, only the DBF files,
>
>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 ?
>
>sorry for my ignorance
snip (example for color)

lcReport = 'yourreport.frx'
lcReport = FORCEEXT(FORCEPATH(JUSTSTEM(lcReport)+SYS(2015),SYS(2023)),JUSTEXT(lcReport))

USE yourreport.frx ALIAS curFRX
COPY TO (lcReport) WITH CDX

USE (lcReport) ALIAS curFRX
*replace
use 

REPORT FORM (lcReport),....

DELETE FILE (lcReport)

snap