Jay,

The proper syntax is

		IF TYPE('lcExistingValue') = 'C' AND !EMPTY(lcExistingValue)

HTH

-Dan

>Getting "Function argument value, type, or count is invalid" error on this line if lcExistingValue is .F. when getting here. I still can't figure out what is the best way to check for the existence of a variable and whether it has a value.
>

>		IF TYPE(lcExistingValue) = 'C' AND !EMPTY(lcExistingValue)
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