Erick it us better to do this way:
...
c_filter = [MONTH(MONTH(dat) == ]+TRANSFORM(MONTH(thisform.text2.Value))
SET FILTER TO &c_filter
...
Then there is no needs of property or Public variables
Against Stupidity the Gods themselves Contend in Vain - Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller
The only thing normal about database guys is their tables.