Steve,

Direct result to an array or cursor

SELECT max(len(alltrim(file_name))) ;
  from 	(malias) INTO ARRAY mtemp
* or
SELECT max(len(alltrim(file_name))) ;
  from 	(malias) INTO CURSOR mtemp

>Hi, When the last line of the below is executed, it prints something to the screen. Is there
>a way to stop this?
>Thanks
>STeve
>
>set talk off
>set echo off
>malias = alias()
>sele max(len(alltrim(file_name))) from &malias to mtemp