Then definitely create a form property and set its value right after the value is set on the form object. Question though, why can't you just reference the value of the form object instead of creating a variable at all or creating another form property? What are you going to do with the value once you get it that you need a separate variable for?

>Thought of that, but in the Load the member's have not been created yet, right? I need to reference a value on one of the form's objects. I want to do it in the best place that it will only be set one time when the form is run.
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>>Nope. Put it in the load of the form, but better, create a form property and use it instead.
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>>>Been out of work or working so much in old FPW that I have forgotten this. I set a variable in the INIT of a form and it is then out of scope when the INIT is exited. I thought if I set it in the INIT it would remain in scope for all of the form's members. Thanks!