>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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I prefer type() function. vartype and pemstatus gives error if there isn't any object about looked property...

?vartype(myform.myproperty) &&--- it will give error if there isn't object named myform

?type("myform.myproperty") &&-- it won't give error.