Yes :-) I had just gotten it to work, but your code is so much cleaner, and I don't think I need to check for PemStatus because it all happens in the form's init.

Thank you for your help & best regards

Peter

>How about:
>

>Local cCheckName AS String
>Scan
>   cCheckName = [Thisform.Pages1._page1.] + Alltrim(CheckBoxRules.Checkname)
>   WITH EVALUATE(cCheckName)
>        IF PEMSTATUS(EVALUATE(cCheckName),[cSqlString], 5)
>           .AddProperty([cSqlString],ALLTRIM(Rules))
>        ENDIF
>   ENDWITH
>ENDSCAN
>

>
>>Hi Boris,
>>
>>Some SQL statement stored in a table.
>>
>>I know I shold not put the & in front of Rules and I got a bit further with this
>>
>>

>>Local cSql As String,;
>>nResult As Integer,;
>>nAlias As Integer,;
>>cCheckName As String,;
>>cCheckAddProperty As String,;
>>cCheckSqlString AS String
>>
>>cSql = [Select * From X313CheckBoxRules]
>>nResult = SQLExec(lnSql,cSql,[CheckBoxRules])
>>nAlias = Select()
>>
>>Select CheckBoxRules
>>Scan
>>	cCheckName = [.] + Alltrim(CheckBoxRules.Checkname)
>>	With Thisform.Pages1._Page1
>>		cCheckAddProperty = cCheckName + [.Addproperty('cSqlString')]
>>		Try
>>			lRetVal = Evaluate(cCheckAddProperty)  && Executes ok!
>>			
>>			cCheckSqlString = cCheckName + [.cSqlString = ] + '[' + Alltrim(CheckBoxRules.Rules) + ']'
>>			lRetVal = Evaluate(cCheckSqlString)  && Error operator / operand type mismatch
>>		Catch To oException
>>			oException = Null
>>		Endtry
>>	Endwith
>>Endscan
>>Use In CheckBoxRules
>>
>>

>>
>>But I still get errors.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>>Can somebody please tell me what's wrong with this code?
>>>>
>>>>

>>>>Local cCheckName AS String
>>>>
>>>>Scan
>>>>   cCheckName = [.] + Alltrim(CheckBoxRules.Checkname)
>>>>   With Thisform.Pages1._page1
>>>>        ? &cCheckName                 && evaluates to _Check1 of type object
>>>>	&cCheckName..Addproperty('cSqlString',&Rules)    && Error
>>>>   Endwith
>>>>Endscan
>>>>

>>>>
>>>>I also tried &cCheckName.Addproperty('cSqlString',&Rules) with similar results.
>>>>
>>>>TIA & BR
>>>>
>>>>Peter
>>>
>>>What is Rules?
>>
>>Hi Boris,
>>
>>Some SQL statement.