>I think Gregory actually gave the right answer.
>GetType([Object]) works OK but is identical to just GetType(Object)
>You were probably thinking of the static Type.GetType("System.Object") which would also work.
>The square bracket usage is normally for things like:
>Dim [integer] As Integer
>Without the [] it will refuse to compile since 'integer' is a keyword (same sort of usage occurs in T-SQL ?)
>Not good practice of course......

Ok, thanks for the additional information