Hi Linda,

Use somefile

goto somerecord
scatter name somename
? somename.somefield
somename.somefield = 'somenewdata'
do someprogram with somename

gather name somename


somename is an objectreference for a DATA Object which is limited in methods and events, but has a property for each field. The object reference can be passed around to other objects or programs.




>Somewhere, quite a while ago, I remember reading an article (or perhaps it was a book) about creating a custom data object in VFP as a way of handling standard data operations.
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>Where can I go for some information on this subject, or to find a model for a data object that has already been set up?
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>Thanx,
>
>Linda