Hilmar, thanks for the reply.

>...send the entire print job with a single "???" command. Prepare >everything, sending text and printer codes to a file with "?/??". >Then, load it to a variable, and send it all at once with a >single "???" command.

Nice idea, but it's going to take some effort to convert all the reports in this application. If only the client would put hand-in-pocket to bring the reports up-to-date :-(

Regards,
Alan