>I build a cursor and populate it with remote data. One of the remote data fields has a rtf file path in it(remoteDataPath).
>The cursor has one general field type in it(genField). After the cursor is populated I run the
>Append General genField From remoteDataPath Link
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>Then I call the Report Writer whose data is the cursor. There is an OLE Report Control(Control Source Type = General Field Name, Control Source = genField) this is the part that is blank.
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>I then out put this report to PDF file.
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>Note: If I do a Modify General command after the Append General the general field content displays which tells me the field is being populated but it is just not displaying in the Report Writer.

Out of curiosity, if you do MODIFY GENERAL first, then try to report does it work?