>>If you would like to address a form and you do not
>>know what the name of the form is, you say...
>>
>>"_screen.ActiveForm.whatever"
>>
>>How do you do the same thing for a data field?
>
>There is active (current) work area (i.e. table), but I have never heard about 'active field'. But a field from current work area can always be referenced by name only (w/out table name).

some code...
&cur_table = alias() && gets me the current table,

but now I need the fields names and tabs orders of this &cur_table?

any suggestions?

and...

You said...
But a field from current work area can always be referenced by name only (w/out table name).

I say...How? (example)