>>Are you putting the line of code directly in the Form_Load event?
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>>Only the call to the function should be placed in the event itself
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>>Private Sub Form_Load
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>>Function(parameters)
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>>End Sub
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>>The declaring of the Function is a general declaration. Usually it's put in a seperate module not in the form module itself.
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>>Nichole Brelje
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>Hi Nichole
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>it does not make sense to me (as a VFPers) but I guess I have to follow the rules, I had to create a module and add the code to the declaration section for it to work.

You don't have to create a module but it needs to be in the General Declarations section (at the top of your form, or class, or ...)