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I am using the OCX to run reports from a VB application. My application passes variables (including the datasource) to the OCX and then runs it ie____reportscontrol.reportname = "mypath"__reportscontrol.datasource = "RRW"__reportscontrol.action = 1____the problem is that it doesnt pass the datasource...when I run the report it comes up with the error ____DATASOURCE ^EPL^ DOES NOT EXIST...WOULD YOU LIKE TO CREATE IT?____clicking OK on this error message cancels the report.__EPL is the datasource that the report was connected to in designer.__It appears not to be overwriting the datasource...am I doing something wrong???____________

Assuming you are trying to change the source from EPL to RSW the syntax looks the same as our module.____Two points.____Its worth checking that the case of your new DSN is exactly the same as that in the control panel.____Also although it was done a while ago so my mmory is hazy I notice that my code has a doevents after assigning the DSN.____

yes, I am trying to change the Datasource from EPL to RRW...____whats strange is that cancelling out of this error message actually runs the report from the new datasource, so it looks like an OCX bug or something

The problem is actually within the rswrun.exe executable.__If you try to pass a datasource, it looks for the saved data source anyway. Send me your email address and I will send you a version of the executable that corrects this problem.____Kathleen__R&R Support__kfleming@livewarepub.com