chuck -

if i call it with =fcheck(). everything shuts down. if i call it do fcheck, everything again shuts down.

declare integer PCMSOpenServer in pcmsrv32 integer appInst, integer hwind
declare integer PCMSCheckPlaceName in pcmsrv32 integer serverID, string cityzip

**simple.prg
public mserver, mgood, mtext1
mserver = PCMSOpenServer(0,0) &&& returns 10000
mtext1 ='15243'
mgood = PCMSCheckPlaceName(mserver, mtext1)

** in the simple prg it works

if i put the mgood = line in the valid event everything shutsdown.
invalid page fault error

any help would be great

thanks
kevin