>If you want to recreate the exact Private DS Tables, relationships, etc. for the sake of the report you may need to do it all in Session Code;
>
>

>Define Class MyreportDS As Session
> Proc Init()
>  Open abc IN 0 Shared
>  Open def in 0 Shared
>  Set Relation to CustNo into abc
>  etc. etc...
>  .....
>  Report Form Blah-Blah Preview
> EndProc
>
> Proc Destroy()
>  Close All
> EndProc
>EndDefine
>

>
>This DS can be attached to an Object via ADDObject method (I haven't tested it 'on the fly' at runtime but have successfully Subclassed it ahead of time):
>
>

>CmdButton.Init()
>THIS.AddObject("LocalDS","MyreportDS")
>

>
>The Session is completely unaware of the Form's Tables and relationships, etc..
>
>HTH,
>
>-Irv.
>
>
>
>>Sorry, I wasn't clear.
>>I have a form already with it's own private data session.
>>I want to have a button on the form create another private data session, run a report from the new data session, then close the new data session.
>>
>>I'm trying to duplicate the report's private data session, but I need to maninupulate the view the report uses, and I don't want it cluttering up the form's data session.
>>
>>
>>>Set the Form's DataSession property to 2 - Private Data Session.
>>>
>>>>I want to create a private datasession and print a report from it.
>>>>
>>>>The user would select different parameters on a form, then click a button and the report would print from a private data session (and release itself when done).
>>>>
>>>>In a prg I "DEFINE CLASS DS as SESSION", and it works from the command window, but I can't get it to work in a form.