>>>My mind has gone blank - how do I n the screen as well as the printer?
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>>REPORT FORM xxx TO PRINTER PREVIEW
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>>HELP REPORT FORM
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>>see example.
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>sorry i mislead you
>
>I dont wantt print on the screen just to the printer and I am not using the report system - just straight print from VFP

Now you mix me up. What is straight from VFP?

Do you mean TEXT ENDTEXT;SET TEXTMERGE?
I have never done this to put something to the printer.

There is a NOSHOW option.
See

HELP SET TEXTMERGE
HELP TEXT