Mark ---
Maybe there is something else going on. Access is pretty clear-cut. For example, if I load THISFORM.someproperty with "AAAAA" at design-time and have this code:
PROCEDURE someproperty_access
RETURN LEFT(THISFORM.someproperty,2)
Then x=THISFORM.someproperty will return "AA"
>No luck again. Does not work.
>abc=ThisForm.someproperty
>In debuger abc = .T.
>In someproperty_access
>RETURN '123'
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John Koziol, ex-MVP, ex-MS, ex-FoxTeam. Just call me "X"
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro" - Hunter Thompson (Gonzo) RIP 2/19/05
