>>The report should recognize
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>>Thisform.mypem...
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>Hi Rich,
>I like the approach, but it doesn't work for me. In the report's field object I tried thisform.myprop, activeform.myprop, & _Screen.myform.myprop W/O success.
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>I didn't understand the other responder's use of the data environment to get at the form's properties.
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>Is there a way to scope to the form from within the report? or Must I use a global var as others have suggested? Gee, I must be missing something simple here.

Er, I'm Bruce...I have dozens of reports and no Publics, so I know it can be done :) Using Thisform will work from a form, generally, and also using locals in a custom method where a report is launched will work...however, if you run reports from outside a form - from menu, toolbar, there can be problems, of course...

Where are you "launching" the reports from, exactly? For example, if you put a button on a form that says "Print" it should pick up any currently scoped property from the form or a local from the button for the report...