LET variable = PEEK('field1', 0, 'MyTable') not giving a value

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Hi community,

I used the above code to store the value of a field of a table into a variable, the field only has one value, 2012.  Any ideas as to why this might be giving me nothing?  Am I missing something in the syntax?

[rvrj]

@berndjaegleYou're a life-saver! Many thanks!