Marc,

If you prefix your MEMVAR name with "m.", as in m.nperid, all should be fine.

When there is a collision between a memvar name and a field name (in the selected table) then VFP will ALWAYS default to the FIELD. You avoid such a collision by coding "m." for the memvar, making it clear that it is the memvar that is wanted.

good luck

>dear all,
>
>i just wondering whether when declaring a parameter name for a procedure should not use any of the opened table / cursor field?
>
>since using the code below it pop up a '0' value for the messagebox. but if i change the name to something else it will show '10' as expected.
>
>CREATE CURSOR example (;
> nperid i ;
>)
>SELECT example
>? lookingdata(10)
>
>
>PROCEDURE lookingdata(nperid AS INTEGER)
> LOCAL x
> MESSAGEBOX(nperid)
> x = ALLTRIM(STR(nperid))
> x = PADL(x,6,"0")
> RETURN x
>ENDPROC
>
>regards,
>Mark