>>>>This works:
>>>>
>>>>lc_xls = "C:\myfile.xls"
>>>>lc_fileldlist = "invno, invdte, invamt"
>>>>COPY TO (lc_xls) FIELDS &lc_fieldlist TYPE xl5
>>>>
>>>>This gives a syntax error:
>>>>lc_xls = "C:\myfile.xls"
>>>>lc_fileldlist = "invno, invdte, invamt"
>>>>COPY TO (lc_xls) FIELDS (lc_fieldlist) TYPE xl5
>>>>
>>>>Why?
>>>
>>>lc_fileldlist vs lc_Fieldlist ?
>>
>>&lc_fieldlist vs (Lc_fieldlist)
>>
>>& is a macro command and does an immediate replacement whereas () returns a "value", iirc, and "invno, invdte, invamt" is not a value
>
>The two variables are not spelled the same way in your original message.

Yeah, well, typing is apparently a thing today - doesn't change the behavior of the commands