>>Is there a way to create "compiler pseudo-commands" in VFP 3.0 and/or 5.0? I did this in Clipper using a #DEFINE directive and found it to be very usefull, especially in formatting numbers for screen display when transforming, trimming, padding, etc. were all required to create the desired appearance.
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>>TIA
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>Dallen, have you looked at #DEFINE in the help system? It may do all you need. Of course, the name is so different from the one we used in Clipper that it's surprising I found it ;-)
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>Barbara

Barbara, I had checked help for #DEFINE before my posting (after pulling out my old Clipper book to remind me how I used to do it), but it didn't seem to allow for pseudo-commands. A second read a few minutes ago seems to tell me it might work. I think tomorrow I'll put one in "clipper style" and see what happens.

Thanks,