mStuffIntoGroupNumber = [update License set GroupNum = "] + ; alltrim(mGroupNumber) + [" where recno() = ] + ALLTRIM(STR(mRecordNumber))Or even simpler with TextMerge
TEXT TO mStuffIntoGroupNumber TEXTMERGE NOSHOW PRETEXT 7 update License set GroupNum = "<<alltrim(mGroupNumber)>> where recno() = <<mRecordNumber>> ENDTEXT