Hi,

>> One difference:
>> In the first case loLarge is initialised to .F., in the second to .NULL.
>
>Thx but it does not make a difference (just doublechecke - again) .
>
>I can see the Property and the actual Handle-Value in the Debugger. so what I get there is rubbish

Well I only meant it was a difference in your code - not neccessarily the cause of the difference in your result <s>
Best,
Viv