>>>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"
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>Rats, you beat me by 25 seconds.
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>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.
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>"File 'array name.prg' does not exist".

Oh drat! I didn't mean it.:-)

Arrays are always problematical, so I didn't try to deal with them. Personal preference.< s >