The problem is that I have to store this name in a database. When I retrieve it, it comes from a field. I assume that I cannot store an object reference ?
right ?
thanks any way

>Hi Eric,
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>>In my code, I have form objects that I saved the name using for each myobject in form.controls. I want to do pemstatus on them but their name is of course character. Is there a way ?
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>If the name is an actual object reference (or is built into one) you can jst put an EVAL() around the character variable or property.
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>Personally, since the name wont always be found as an object reference (actually rarly at that) I would change your variables (or properties) to store the object reference, then you get the object, which has the name if you want :-)