Yes. The only time I use type() anymore is to check if a variable is an array.

>That's why I like the new VARTYPE() command
>

lnValue = 10
>lnValue = .NULL.
>?VARTYPE(lnValue)
>** X

>It also makes for less coding when checking object existence.
>

* instead of
>IF TYPE("loObj")="O" AND !ISNULL(loObj)
>* use
>IF VARTYPE(loObj)="O"
>