Thanks Edward for the response.. I tried it and a couple other things also...

STORE SQLCONNECT('server', 'id', 'passwrd') TO gnConnHandle
?gnConnHandle && this returns a 1

I have tried
1) lcSQL='acct_unmatched_rpt_sp 0,"detail"'

2) lcSQL="acct_unmatched_rpt_sp 0,'detail'"

3) paramdetail="detail"
lcSQL="acct_unmatched_rpt_sp 0,"+paramdetail

test= SQLEXEC(gnConnHandle,lcSQL)

but nothing seems to work. Yet in Excel and in Access the sql pass-through command acct_unmatched_rpt_sp 0,detail works without a hitch!