I have a parameterized view which has a parameter of 'lastname' (character) and a form which has a property of 'lastname'.
I also have sample code such as:

thisform.lastname = thisform.lastname1.value
(lastname1 is a text control)

OK so far.

When the following code executes, I get an error message that 'LASTNAME' variable is not found:

lastname = thisform.lastname

I can set each side of the equation to a value, such as: lastname = "%" and thisform.lastname = "%" without any problems.

Any suggestions. Thanks in advance.