>This is interesting. My last lines didn't get included in your reply...strange. I must have updated my message (left out that last couple of lines when I cut and pasted) at the same time you posted yours?
>

Perhaps. Right now I was updating my own reply (wanted to add, that if you need to invoke a method, you need to use evaluate).

Anyway, let me re-read your original question to see what I missed.

>
>>I use STORE command and name expression for such manipulations. The only place for macro here, which I don't see a way to avoid, is PUBLIC declaration.
>>
>>For everything else:
>>
>>store createobject('ConnClass.ConnObj') to (m.lcConn)
>>store TRIM(mytable.cserver) to (m.lcConnServer)
>>
>>etc.
>>
>>
>>>Maybe I am just slow this Monday morning. If I want to create an object reference on the fly and set the values of its properties (Object will be public not local):
>>>
>>>For example:
>>>
>>>* Table with values to use for object's properties
>>>* Mytable.cname && cName will become part of object's name
>>>* Mytable.ctype && cType will become part of object's name
>>>* Mytable.cserver && cServer will be the object's pServerName value
>>>* Scan through the table 'mytable' and create an object from each record
>>>
>>>

>>>lcConn = "'o'+mytable.cname+'_'+mytable.ctype     && e.g. lcConn now equals 'oDSN_Data'
>>>PUBLIC &lcConn
>>>&lcConn = CREATEOBJECT('ConnClass.ConnObj')       && Create an object named (lcConn)
>>>lcConnServer = lcConn + '.pServerName'            && Set the connection object servername prop
>>>&lcConnServer = TRIM(mytable.cserver)             && oDSN_Data.pServerName now = mytable.cserver value
>>>
>>>or
>>>
>>>&lcConnServer..pServerName = TRIM(mytable.cserver) && oDSN_Data.pServerName now = mytable.cserver value
>>>
>>>or
>>>
>>>loControl = EVAL(lcConn)                           && Should be fastest to process
>>>lControl.pServerName = TRIM(mytable.cserver)       && oDSN_Data.pServerName now = mytable.cserver value
>>>

>>>
>>>Or is there a better way? Which will be fastest if I have to create 10 similar objects with 10 properties each sequentially? Which will be easiest to maintain (by other developers)?