>Ian,
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>(Good morning)
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>Yes that's the solution:
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>

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>AddProperty(loObject,lcProperty,lnPropertyValue)
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>and not
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>

>loObject.AddProperty(lcProperty,lnPropertyValue)
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>
>( it was indeed too late last night :( )
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>I am still facing a problem with
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>even checking property exsists with
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>Pemstatus(loObject,lcProperty,5) = .t.
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>still get an error lcProperty ' canot be found'
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> when lcProperty is hidden how to avoid this / check if lcProperty is hidden?
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>Regards,
>
>Koen

Normaly

lcProperty ' canot be found'

means that there is no variable named lcProperty

do you missed to set the var like

lvProperty = 'YourPropertyName''
Pemstatus(loObject,lcProperty,5) 

A hidden property declared in a parent class will return .T. on Pemstatus(loObject,'MyHiddenProp',5),
if the hidden prop is declared on the class you are working (e.g visible in the others page of property editor) the same command returns .t. and the property may by altered free.

Check out the AMEMBERS function, wich will give closer information of a projects PEMs

AMEMBERS(lamembers,loObject,0,'H')

will list every property hidden in lamembers. IOW if a property is found in the array, then it is hidden

Agnes
Agnes