Thanks for the responses. Following are additional comments.

Chris Stasny wrote:

> >I am getting two errors that I don't understand.
> >Can someone give me some guidence on how to fix these?
> >Preferences are set to all variables must be dimmed & no redimming
> >
> >-------------------------
> >1. CHARWIDTH is a toolbox function that returns an integer and worked
> >under FB II. Fontwidth% is dimmed in the local function. I have tried
> >enclosing S in quaotation markes and putting S in a variable but
> >nothing works. I checked with Inside Macintosh at Apple and I don't
> >think the toolbox call changed.
> >
> >Error: String used when a Number was expected.
> >Fontwidth%=FN CHARWIDTH(S)
> >
>
> It works for me. Did you dimension S$ in some earlier line?
>

For the example sent in the original message I had dimmed S$ in an attempt to
get this to work. I removed the dim and received the following error message.
My toolbox information indicates that I should be able to enter a character
rather than the ASCII code.

Error: Variable 'S' Not yet Dim'ed
•Fontwidth%=FN CHARWIDTH(S•)

>
> >--------------------------
> >2. Page is an FB^3 function that tells the number of lines printed. It
> >is highlighted in the editor as an FB^2 function and in caps, but this
> >error message displays it as small case.
> >
> >Error: Variable 'PAGE' Not yet Dim'ed
> >t2%=page
> >
>
> I believe that PAGE ejects the page. It does not return a line count

> Best,
>
> -STAZ  ~)~

PAGE used by itself does eject the page.

However, as explained on page 364 of the FB^3 reference manual, and as
implemented in FB II, variable=PAGE returns a line count.
If this is changed in FB^3 then what is the equivalent command?

Doug Stemen