>How do I reference what I used to call a memory variable?
>In the valid of 1 object I want to check for something &
>then set a memory variable that I check in the click
>method of another object. Can I set the variable in the 1st
>object by saying lctest = .t.? Then how do I reference this
>variable in the 2nd object?
>
>Thanks.

The variable won't exist when the second object has focus. You need to create a new property for the form and save the value there.