Thank you, Alexandre. I have to rethink your code to C# but you gave me a good start.
>Dimitry you can try
>on the form
>Friend MyProperty as String
>or
>Private myPropertyValue As String
>Public Property MyProperty() As String
> Get
> Return myPropertyValue
> End Get
> Set(ByVal value As String)
> 'properties are nice when you want to also do some processing
> 'Me.HasChanged = True as an example
> myPropertyValue = value
> End Set
>End Property
>
>>I need to keep track of "something" as the Timer event (.Tick <g>) fires. In VFP world (used to be a language like that, maybe some of you older folk remember <g>) it was done by adding a custom property to a form. Then this property was in scope in any method of the form.
>>
>>Is there a way to set such a custom property to a Win.net form? Or, if not, what would be another way to do it?
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>>Thank you.
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