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>>Whatever line is calling the form is calling it with parameters...
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>>DO FORM MyForm WITH lcVar
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>like I said, tried it with and without. Didn't make any difference
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>>Or, if this form lives in a class hierarchy, some form in the chaing is issuing a DODEFAULT(SomeParameter) or FormClass::Init(SomeParameter)
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>the form is my own subclassed copy of the ffc 'form' class. The 'init' code is available in the class code - I assumed that this meant that it was top of the heap. Nest ce pas?
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>Harry

What is the value of the parameter that is being passed? IOW, with your LPARA statement, try a DEBUGOUT afterwards and see what was trying to be passed in.