>For the first time I need to create a parameterized view utilizing > 2 tables
>and am not succeeding. (I'm using the view designer but have also tried to
>create the view from the command line without success.)

Try it like this:

CREATE VIEW myView AS ;
   SELECT Group.groupkey, Group.suffix, Groupname.groupname,;
          Groupnum.groupnum, Notedata.textnote;
      FROM mhngroup!groupname ;
         LEFT OUTER JOIN mhngroup!group ON Groupname.namekey = Group.namekey ;
         LEFT OUTER JOIN mhngroup!groupnum ON Groupnum.numkey = Group.numkey ;
         LEFT OUTER JOIN mhngroup!notedata ON Notedata.groupkeyid = Group.groupkey ;
      WHERE Group.groupkey == ?thisform.CurrentGroupKey;
        AND Group.suffix == ?thisform.CurrentGroupSuffix