>>I'm getting an error that oHL7ComponentSeparator is not found. If I'm creating it on that line, why is it looking for it?
>>
>>

>>	**********************************************************
>>	PROCEDURE ProcessData(Company, DataExchangeType, DataArea, KeyFieldValue)
>>
>>		DODEFAULT()
>>
>>		LOCAL strProcessData, strAcknowledgment
>>
>>		strProcessData = ''
>>
>>		THIS.oHL7ComponentSeparator = CREATEOBJECT('empty')
>>

>
>Because that property is not defined before that row. You could use:
>

>PROCEDURE ProcessData(Company, DataExchangeType, DataArea, KeyFieldValue)
>          DODEFAULT()
>          LOCAL strProcessData, strAcknowledgment
>          strProcessData = ''
>          IF PEMSTATUS(this,[oHL7ComponentSeparator],5)
>             THIS.oHL7ComponentSeparator = NULL
>          ELSE
>             ADDPROPERTY(this,[oHL7ComponentSeparator])
>          ENDIF
>          THIS.oHL7ComponentSeparator = CREATEOBJECT('empty')
>...
>

I tried using the NULL before it, but I got an error on that too. Not with your code, but with mine.