I have stripped out the below code in a method I am writing, so it is not in context…But

Can someone explain why the following error messages occur in the code I have highlighted with brackets [] below:

The 1st bold generates “Variable daty is not found” unless I write FCOUNT(‘DATY’)
The 2nd bold generates “Object daty is not fount”

m.lcyfil = "y0”
USE (m.lcyfil) ALIAS daty IN 0 && y_ dat file to collect fields
FOR m.lifldcnt = 2 TO [FCOUNT(daty)]

thisform.bwtxt2.Value = [daty.field(m.lifldcnt)]
messagebox(“error check”,1,0)