Thank Andy, I was unable to export the ReportCreator to xml, kept getting dev studio error:Failed to export to the file. ERROR (110): Incorrect data type value for this parameter.; ReportCreator, 5190, .
So, Tried .def, there was no entry for dummy, except for Active link (ReportCreator:GetExpressionIDs1-6), help text "Convert the statistical expression from the user format to an internal format.There is some extra logic needed to convert the expression into a qualification. This is needed as the operations to parse the command can only operate on qualifications. So, a dummy left-hand side is added, the parsing is performed, and then the extra operation is removed." So, I compared the the server reportvendor.def to the export. Since they where the same, reimported the reportvendor.def & remove dummy.host.com from etc/host. So far that is working. will see. Last resort, put back dummy in etc/host _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years"

