>>Normally, it shouldn't complain, but you can use simple coding:
>>lRetvalue=Thisform.dosomething()
>>IF lRetvalue=.t.
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>If there's really a difference between that and
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> if ThisForm.dosomething()
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>then we've got a seriously broken compiler on our hands. :)
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>I've never found this workaround necessary. Have you?

No. But I don't use THEN which was mentioned in original post.