Did you consider modifying the PIVOT statement to include [b] at all times
like this --
PIVOT YourCurrentValue IN("A", "B", "C", "D", ... )

They will appear and in the exact order you put them in the parenthesis.

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"tighe" wrote:

Karl,
thanks for the response, the #name? was appearing becasue of the
non-existence of [b].

i ended up adding a parameter to the crosstab queury, more than likely [b]
will exist for the whole office.

"KARL DEWEY" wrote:

You could use this --
My Stuff: IIf([b] Is Null,0,[b])

But it will prompt for [b] if it does not exist.

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"tighe" wrote:

i have a form based on a crosstab query that sums on threee possible types
A, B or C. on the form the field for B shows #Name?, if B does not exist.
this is ok but i need it to show 0, any suggestions?

i tried playng with the query, but no luck there by adding a Type table.