>>I have a standard report that I want to use for a multitude of output. On a form I am allowing the user to select a "group by" via a combo box.
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>>I have that value and when I reference that as a var int the report it gets ignored?
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>>lcgroup is what the value is stored in currently.
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>>__Stephen
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>Where and how is lcgroup getting declared?

There is a form with a sort by combo box. That is populated via array that I hand crank.

lcGroup = ThisForm.Combo4.value