Murad,

Thanks for your help but the example you gave did not work. I typed the expression exactly like you suggested yet my report is still empty. When I browse the dbf using the condition from the command window, it works, therefore the information exists. the code follows below. If there's something I'm doing wrong, please advise.

Thank you for all your help.

Vernon

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DO wordout with 'checkout.frx', 'date_ofcall='+'"'+dtos(ctod(thisform.datelist.dispvalue))+'"'

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PROCEDURE WORDOUT
LPARAMETERS cFilename, cCondition

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0.cFORExpression = cCondition
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return

"Try to use follow code:

o.cFORExpression = 'field=' + '"' + abcd + '"'

or (in a case if field is numerical)

o.cFORExpression = 'field=' + ALLTRIM(STR(abcd))

HTH"