Where's my Reverse field

I have a field on a form I have specified as REVERSE, but it just comes up blank. I know Informix knows about the reverse video on my terminal because my menus come up reverse. In fact, I have some Informix executable from another person and its fields are reverse. Does anyone know why this is happening? Below is my form description file. I have tried this from the console, from an xterm, and from a vt220. None work. I am just starting out and this is my first form. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ database formonly screen { Summary of Client/Matter Activity As-of Period [a] } end attributes a = formonly.begdt TYPE CHAR, REVERSE; end instructions delimiters "<>"; end -- Bruce Momjian | 830 Blythe Avenue root%candle.uucp@bts.com | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026 | (215) 353-9879(w) 853-3000(h)