>>>Why do I want to add new properties to my object's
>>>property list?
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>>To store information that is then available to all methods, objects, code etc. in your form. For example, you might have a property frmIndex which stores the active index of the table showing in a grid. If the user wants to change how the data is ordered (from last name to zip code for example) you store the change to the form property.
>>
>>HTH
>>Barbara
>
>Does that mean I can use property like switches that I can set?
>
>Rob

Not exactly. Use properties like variables. For instance if you have a property to store the index tag name, (as above), then you would store the active tag in the property.

** User chooses to order by Last Name
if thisform.cIndex <> 'LAST'
sele NAMES
set order to tag Last
thisform.cIndex = 'LAST'
endif

Note that the code is skipped if the value didn't need changing.

HTH
Barbara