>>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

Yes - I used Jim's B. answer and it works ... :)