>Hi Jack.
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>>I want to set up a filter on my field 'address line' where 'address line' contains "FL". I am forced to pick a value for the field. How can I disable this for 'contains' filters?
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>I'm not sure I follow -- do you mean you want an "ask at runtime" type filter (ie. you set up the filter and the user fills in the blank when they run a report)? If so, check out the Cool Uses topic in the help file for an example of how to do that now. In a future release, we'll be adding "ask at runtime" support.
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>If that's not what you meant, can you clarify?
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>Doug

I go to the filter step of the wizard and pick vendor address 3 for the field and contains for the operator. I want to put "MT" into the value because I want any record where vendor address 3 contains "MT". The value command button only gives me a pick list of valid values. The same thing would be true if I choose 'Begins with' for the operator.

Jack