>>>>>I don't see a problem with the object here. For me this looks like a safe code.
>>>>
>>>>

>>>>yourunknown = CREATEOBJECT([EMPTY])
>>>>? VARTYPE(m.yourunknown)
>>>>

>>>>
>>>>Just because objects are memory variables also.
>>>
>>>Right, it would be O, I think. So, what is the problem with the code above? vartype(m.unknown) = 'O', so it's not a field.
>>>

>>>vartype(unknown) <> "U" and vartype(m.unknown) = 'U'
>>>  This is a field - no exceptions except for the case of select m as an alias

>>
>>Maybe, I'm not sure right now, but if you said so, it should work.
>>I used Tore's code always WHEN I use with CLIPPER.
>>Now I prefer NOT to use variables with the same name as fields :-)
>
>It's always easy when it's your own code. :-)

Yep,
But when I start to code I surely will learn the Database first.
That wouldn't preserve me from some suddenly created cursors of course :-)