I have a field that i am pulling out of an as400 database, I know the field has 2 decimal points but everytime i pull it and put it into the report i get: it.businesslogic.ireport.ReportClassLoader@46f93 net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JRException:ÂErrorsÂwereÂencounteredÂwhenÂcompilingÂreportÂexpressionsÂclassÂfile: 1.ÂSyntaxÂerrorÂonÂtokens,ÂdeleteÂtheseÂtokens ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂvalueÂ=Â(java.lang.String)($F{@HCHG$}); ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ<------> 2.ÂSyntaxÂerrorÂonÂtokens,ÂdeleteÂtheseÂtokens ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂvalueÂ=Â(java.lang.String)($F{@HCHG$}); ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ<------> 3.ÂSyntaxÂerrorÂonÂtokens,ÂdeleteÂtheseÂtokens ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂvalueÂ=Â(java.lang.String)($F{@HCHG$}); ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ<------> 3Âerrors ÂÂÂÂatÂnet.sf.jasperreports.engine.design.JRAbstractCompiler.compileReport(JRAbstractCompiler.java:193) ÂÂÂÂatÂnet.sf.jasperreports.engine.design.JRDefaultCompiler.compileReport(JRDefaultCompiler.java:105) ÂÂÂÂatÂnet.sf.jasperreports.engine.JasperCompileManager.compileReportToFile(JasperCompileManager.java:127) ÂÂÂÂatÂnet.sf.jasperreports.engine.JasperCompileManager.compileReportToFile(JasperCompileManager.java:109) ÂÂÂÂatÂit.businesslogic.ireport.IReportCompiler.run(IReportCompiler.java:507) ÂÂÂÂatÂjava.lang.Thread.run(UnknownÂSource) how can i fix this. Please help Post edited by: tlavalle, at: 2006/10/17 19:26