Hi Todd,

>>>This.Caption = c2 (I know that there is a table with this name)
>>Put quotes around c2. Or are you asking something different.
>I think that c2 is a variable that holds an alias...
>try &c2..tdate

Well, he didn't say what error, or which line it was that was bombing, so it could go either way, but

This.Caption = c2 (I know that there is a table with this name)

Made it sound like c2 was the alias, not the holder of the alias. Like I said, I thought both ways, but just went with the one.