>I tried using 'myreport' and i tried using 'tablealias' for the table alias. The REPORT FORM still stomps on my rpt013 variable that hold the temporary file name when it returns to the .prg. At this point guess i will just DELETE FILE(testrpt013a). I know that works, just wondering what the REPORT is doing that it loses my variable expression that has the file name.
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Brenda,

Are you defining the variable in the report and then releasing the report variable at "End of Report"? You don't need to define it as a report variable if you are.