Anyone out there know why this works:

WITH THIS
  IF ("*" $ THIS.rptJobno.xValue1) OR ("?" $ THIS.rptJobno.xValue1)
     ...
  ENDIF
ENDWITH

But this doesn't:

WITH THIS
  IF ("*" $ .rptJobno.xValue1) OR ("?" $ .rptJobno.xValue1)
     ...
  ENDIF
ENDWITH

Even though it's enclosed in "WITH THIS", it complains that a parenthesis is missing unless I add the redundant THISs. No hurry on this one since it works fine with the THISs added. I'm just curious why they would be needed.

VFP 5.

Thanks,

Michelle