Evert,

>* build filter expression
>cFilter:='left(CAT->rascd,1).in.getinput[1]'
[...]
>//DbSetFilter( {|| left(CAT->rascd,1).in.getinput[1] .and. INZ->jeugd=ja  } )
>DbSetFilter( {|| &cFilter } )

>oError:args         :
>-> VALTYPE: C VALUE: left(CAT->rascd,1).in.getinput[1] .and. INZ->jeugd=ja

>The line DbSetfilter( (|| left etc. works good.
>The macro doesn't

Even though you didn't post the actual Xbase++ Error Codes or Error Message, 
and didn't include a small, compilable demo program that shows the actual 
error, I assume that the error is caused by the ".in." statement in your 
"cFilter" string.

I also assume that the ".in." is probably a substitute for the "$" operator, 
and will compile correctly, if pre-processed, for example when used directly 
in the DbSetFilter() function. If placed in a string, though, as you do in 
the code above, it wouldn't be pre-processed and replaced with a "$", and 
would then cause a runtime error during Macro compilation.

If the ".in." operator is actually part of the Clipper S87 syntax (and means 
what I assume it means: "Left Operand is contained in Right Operand"), then 
just replace it with the "$" operator anywhere in your code, and you should 
be fine.

So, without more information or a working demo program that shows the error, 
there isn't much (more) that any one here can do to help you.

Andreas

Andreas Gehrs-Pahl
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