>I want to print a report using raw data.
>The picture clause on the following line will not
>work. I am using vfp50.
>??? traveler.ssn &picture '@999-99-9999'
>Is there another way to write this picture cluase?

Mr Booth had the correct answer with TRANSFORM(ssn, "@R XXX-XX-XXXX"). If this is in a report, the report designer can handle this as I do formatting this way when necessary. Transform will work in most places for output to a printer.

Steve