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Visual FoxPro
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Coding, syntax & commands
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00392683
Message ID:
00392695
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>>Is there a way to check to see if a variable exists or not. For instance, if var1 exists, do whatever, but if not, declare it and then do it.
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>>Same question goes for arrays and objects. If form exists, do something... if not, do something else or create it.
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>TYPE('var1') or VARTYPE(var1) equals "U" is about as close as you can get. If the variable's scope is defined (LOCAL var1), they'll (the functions) return "L"

Rats, you beat me by 25 seconds.

Vartype() is good for checking non-array variables. However, it throws an error if you use it to check if a variable is an array and it isn't.

"File 'array name.prg' does not exist".
Larry Miller
MCSD
LWMiller3@verizon.net

Accumulate learning by study, understand what you learn by questioning. -- Mingjiao
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