>My command is:
>
>GATHER MEMO NAME oMyTable
>
>How come I get the error,
>"oMyTable is a variable." or something like that.
>
>I started with SCATTER MEMO NAME oMyTable to create MyTable object properties for MyTable fieldnames.
>
>I have never used GATHER NAME before, but it seems fairly straight forward. I think the right side of my brain is fried and I am having a VFP mental block of the worst kind.
>
>Help... Help... I'm frowning!

If you use SCATTER and GATHER in different event/methods then you should provide that oMyTable is visible for both. It might be achieved by linking to custom form property, e.g.
SCATTER NAME Thisform.oMyTable
and later
GATHER NAME Thisform.oMyTable