>>Is there any difference between these two functions - Dragan's anticipated comments aside - or advantage of one over the other?
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>>IF VARTYPE( THISFORM.tmrCheckMousePosition ) = 'O'
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>>

>>IF PEMSTATUS(THISFORM.tmrCheckMousePosition,'O',3)
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>The second syntax is incorrect.
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>PEMSTATUS()
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>If you need to check for a property or a method, use pemstatus. Otherwise you may check with vartype. It all depends on what you're trying to do.

Syntax aside, obviously I'm checking to see if an object exists. Just an exacto knife and a pencil, Nadya.