Did you load the var as a "Public" var in the inti?
i.e.
public m.razaosoc
and not release it until the "thisform.release"


Just a guess

>Hi Carmen;
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>> I tried the code as you suggested, in the load method and the init method, the m.fieldxx variable showed up, but when I tried it in another method, for example, the click event of a command button, the variable was not known.
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>I have made this test to see if I am missing something here:
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procedure thisform.load
>sele clients
>go top
>scatter memvar memo
>endproc

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procure thisform.init
>sele clients
>go top
>scatter memvar memo
>thisform.refresh
>endproc

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procedure thisform.click
>wait window "the value of the field is "+m.razaosoc nowait
>endproc

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>It works great, with no problem !!
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> ..Or for other option we have it:
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procedure thisform.click
>wait window "the value of the field is "+thisform.text1.value nowait
>endproc

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>CLAUDIO