>>>>>Update:
>>>>>Now I remember that VFP6 has no empty object - so vfp6 users would have to change "empty" for "line" .
>>>>
>>>>Marco, I think that VFP6 support would require a different approach. There would certainly be conflicts with Line existing properties and the properties of Win32_ classes, starting with Name.
>>>
>>>Hi Antonio..
>>>Just tested.. It works with a simple workaround:
>>>
>>
>>That's neat, Marco! VFP6 developers should only be aware of the possibility (as far as I can tell, I think it's just the Name property that will have problems with, err, the name).
>>
>>Well done!
>
>almost... so VFP6 has no try-catch .. maybe on error -> retry could work.. ?
> ( but that's for another one to try )

Missed that one, also!

I remember Victor Espina had something on this:

https://groups.google.com/g/publicesvfoxpro/c/76oCsXoWqfk

I believe that's almost possible to use it, with some #DEFINEs, as a direct alternative to VFP9's construct, because I remember Victor used it that way in a class he wrote.