>>I'm pretty sure Rick has the answer. I thought it evaluated the variable in a filter and stored that value somewhere. It never occured to me that it would go back and reevaluate it each time it checks the filter.
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>So, why would adding a WITH...ENDWITH cause it to function properly? Maybe it caused the filter variable to become in-scope?

Yeah. I think the filter was "bolno = .bolno". So when I added "WITH THISFORM", the ".bolno" made sense again.

Thanks,

Michelle