>>>>Is there a way to debug this error using vfp tools like trace? I've very rarely used the trace function but are you supposed to toggle to & fro from app window and the trace window?
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>>>I don't think, this error is trappable. Are you still having problems?
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>>yeah, I can't believe this most nagging error is not trappable!
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>I may be wrong. Anyway, in which circumstances do you have this error? We discussed that problem about a month ago with you, I believe, it was solved then. Do you have another occurrance?

yes, another occurance. I am trying to retrack my footsteps on this one. I simply copied the code from one year to the next, making only changes where the year mattered, and I end up with this. ** :-(