>>how exactly does one initialise a variable inside a form?
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>If it is to be used only within a method, the preferred method is to use a local variable. Example:
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>local i
>for i = 1 to ...
>   ...
>next
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>If you need a "variable" in several methods, use a form property. In the following example, the form receives some parameter in the Init() method, and uses it somewhere else.
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>* Form.Init()
>* Receive parameter
>lparameters lcSomeValue
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>* Create form property and store value
>ThisForm.AddProperty("cSomeValue", lcSomeValue)
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>* Using the property in some other method
>* Form.MyMethod()
>MessageBox("The parameter passed was: " + ThisForm.cSomeValue)
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Should this message be changed to use tcSomeValue for the parameter declaration? <g>