>...custom property?
>
>how do you create a custom property?
>
>then how do you define it as the memory variable I need?
in the form (or class) designer click on the form (or class) menu pad and select New Property
giv it a name like Myprop

then from another form say _screen.activeform.Myprop="qqwwqdqw"

and that is it

Peter