>>>>What's the "?" for?
>>>>
>>>>-Michelle
>>>
>>>Michelle:
>>>
>>>The question mark is usually for parameterized views. But in any case, it is for VFP to prompt you for the variable if that variable has not been created.
>>
>>I knew it was for paramaterized views, but I didn't know it could be used anywhere. That's why I was questioning it.
>>
>
>Let me correct myself here. You get a VFP error when not used in parameterized view. It works as advertised in MS Access.

So could that have been the problem?

-Michelle