>I think this is comparable to checking a property on a form that doesn't exist. Vartype tries to find the form first before checking the property, and
>fails if it doesn't find it. On your example it tries finding the array element
>before doing the check on the element.

Could be, but the actual parent of the array is an app object. It is the element that I thought would be type checked.

>Good tip here might be, creating your own function and using the type() or vartype() function in it, it should solve the problem.
>
>FUNCTION checkVAR
>LPARAMETER voVar, lcType
>IF VARTYPE(voVar) = ALLTRIM(UPPER(lcType))
> IF ISNULL(voVar)
> RETURN .F.
> ELSE
> RETURN .T.
> ENDIF
>ELSE
> RETURN .F.
>ENDIF
>

Thanks, but type() is working now.

>Anyway it's probably some kind of notreallythewayitshouldbeism.

I agree. :-)

>
>Greetings,
>Jeroen

Thanks again!