True Markus I had that on my VB example but he wanted it a lower level language :-) so when I converted to it I didn't put it there, but as u can see I didn't forgot the semi-colon ;

>Also, in this case where he just wants to "keep track of something when the timer fires", he doesn't even need a full property, but just a "field" (a member-variable, basically... very similar to a property in VFP) will do nicely:
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private string myProperty;

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>That's all that's needed, really.
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>Markus
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>>Why didn't u say so :-)
>>

>>private string myPropertyValue = "";
>>public string MyProperty {
>>	get {
>>		return myPropertyValue;
>>	}
>>	set {
>>		//properties are nice when you want to also do some processing
>>		//Me.HasChanged = True as an example
>>		myPropertyValue = value;
>>	}
>>}
>>

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>>>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?
>>>>>
>>>>>Thank you.