> I have a report form object that I used to put in a form and call my form > to show the object. > > The code was like this > > DO FORM UREPORT WITH This.cCriteria,lcName > > Now, I don't want to get rid of the form UREPORT and call the object > directly like this > > This.oReport=CREATEOBJECT('CRITERE') > This.oReport.Show() > > But, the Load() event of the report form object is telling me that the DE > does not exist. Yes, this is normal. This is the first time I am doing this > non visual. Can someone tell me how to add a DE to the form object or do I > really need to put the form object in a form and do the form as before? well, this is realy easy just add a proerty to you form class oDE and instantiate a DE in you load event, assign it to the oDE property (so it will be in scope when the form is in scope) c'est tout <s> Arnon