>Sounds very wise & should work beautifully. I just don't know how to do it. >What is: properties of an application object? & how are they created & used?
>Thanks!

An application object is a custom class that you create at the start of you application, that can hold different properties and methods you intend to use during a session. You can add properties and store info like "current user", the path to your data, or any other "contant" variables.