hi experts - i need to get the value of $LOGNAME into a filepro record. can someone advise me how to do that. I can not us fields like @cb - thanks for the help - oldtony -- tony at ynotsoftware.com Tony Freehauf (Old Tony) YNOT Software & PC Support 815.467.2179 YNOT sounds like "Why Not." YNOT let us help you.