>>Well, that is exactly what I did, but I am not happy with referencing a variable back to a textbox value on the form that calls the report, that's all.

>Why do you need to reference it back?

OK, let me rephrase that: I don't like the idea of using myForm.myTextbox.myValue for the variable being used to select records in the DE of a report. There has got to be a better way.