>>You could make the property a part of the class you're using and check it's value rather than PEMSTATUS() which has got to be a lot of overhead.
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>>So, have .cSourceAlias = "" in the base class. Then you can check IF EMPTY(.cSourceAlias); *!* We need to initialize()

>Seems so simple when someone else says it... It worked great; eliminated about 40 lines of code and simplified any maintenance I may need to do in the future.

Cool! Sometimes it just takes a fresh look. I'm happy I could offer some help.

> Thanks! BTW, just wanted to say that you've taken some grief lately and it was, as Jeff and David and others have pointed out, unjust. I've always apprectiated your advice and never felt the delivery was anything but honest.

I appreciate the support. While I regret misunderstanding, I've come to accept that human communication is messy. I used to think it was possible to communicate perfectly and I'd craft every comment and response so as to not offend, but still there were misunderstandings. I've also come to learn that sometimes people go out of their way to look for offense, and there just ain't nothing you can do about that. I know I do it sometimes, too. So, when other people do it, it's a good reminder to myself to not freak out everytime someone looks at me cross-eyed.

Old age is a wonderful thing in many ways...despite the pain in my knees and grey hair. *g*

< /questionable philosophical digression>