>does anyone know how to programatically allow the user to reopen the report preview tool bar if they close it, without having to close & reopen the preview itself? >thanks You can try a SHOW WINDOW "Preview". If that doesn't work, you can create a view menu and the user can then get to the toolbar from there. You can also use Visual GenRepoX which can be downloaded from my web page (http://www.foxgang.net/eps) for free. It comes with its own replacement of the preview toolbar.