I don't know why it would have to be bigger... I've always kept them the same size for easier alignment and never had a problem before. The sum is shifted to the left of the detail numbers by one character. Both the detail and the sums are right aligned. The boxes themselves are lined up perfectly and have plenty of room to fit the whole number.

Thanks,

Michelle

>is it possible VFP is expecting the field with of the SUM needs to be
>bigger than the components of the SUM ? are your addends and SUM left-
>aligned or right-aligned ?