>>>>How do you detect if a memory variable exists without causing a program to stop?
>>>
>>>Use vartype(myVar)<>'U'
>>>
>>>Or use type('MyVar') <> 'U' for more complex cases.
>>
>>type('MyVar') <> 'U' wouldn't work if you have a field with the same name :-)
>
>Good point, though I updated my reply a bit while you were replying. But you didn't give me time to correct a typo in the word existence :)
>
>Anyway, the best way to check would be
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>type('m.MyVar') <> 'U'
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>or vartype(m.MyVar) <> 'U'
>
>to make sure we're talking about variables and not field names.

HE! That is how we vultures work :-)