Ok thanks I got it

>>How do I check for the existence of an object?
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>>Please help
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>>Jim
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>In fact the only correct way is.
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>loObject = createobject(...)
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>If type('loObject') == 'O' and !isnull(loObject)
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>Cause the variable type can be of type 'O' but not pointing to an object reference.