>>Ed,
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>>I'm not sure I got your comment, but it is incorrect. The m. is set correctly in the above code. You don't have to use it on the left side of assign operator, but you need to use it on the right.
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>In my opinion it's set in a sloppy way. Basically, any usage of 'm.' is generally sloppy since VFP3 got released, however using lcNotes and m.lcNotes for the same purpose is extremely sloppy, especially given general level....

It is in the language and that's just life sloppy or not.

http://fox.wikis.com/wc.dll?Wiki~EssentialMDot