IC your point. That given my hypothesis about the reference vs. value passing...

Hm. Why am I wishing that Tamar Granor would magically jump in here? < s >

>Hi Nancy,
>
>Your post was helpful in thinking about this some more. After reading it, I tried Erik's code with a "CREATEOBJECT" syntax instead of a "DO FORM" syntax and the error did not occur. So it seems that if the parameter is a property, there is a length limitation of 254 characters when you use the "DO FORM" syntax but not when you use the "CREATEOBJECT" syntax. If the parameter is a memvar then "DO FORM" works regardless of length.