Hi,

I got this working - finally found an online tech note and gleaned from it that I had to set REPORTBEHAVIOR 90 for this feature to work.

https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/6bfb45e5-adf0-4df9-b1dc-76a692c8e367/dynamic-formatting-in-reports-foxpro

Thanks again,
Albert

>>>Hi Ken,
>>>
>>>In this case, I want the *value* of the field to print every time - I just want the background of the value to change depending upon the value in the field. For example, if the value is negative, I want to have a red background; if it is zero or positive, I want it to have a white background.
>
>Albert,
>
>Check "Solutions". There is a fine example just doing that. Look for 'Conditional formatting in a report'
>Stay healthy,
>Koen