>>>>>>>>I am trying to evaluate the expression "form1.office1.value" but the error "Object form1 is not found" results. the form I created is subclassed but still is called 'Form1'.

>If you've left in the "Form1" as the name and you have another form open that has the "Form1" name, then you could be referencing the wrong form. Try giving each form a unique name or at least a unique variable in the DO FORM command.
>
>Steve

Let me rehash as this is bugging me:
I've created a form w/filename called binput.scx. On it is a textbox called office1 which a user will fill in. The caption I have named query1. I have a test.prg which reads:
do form binput
? query1.office1.value
and the result is "QUERY1 is not an object.
I've even tried "DO Form binput Name query1 LINKED" and same result
:-(