>It escapes me the syntax for checking for the existence of a control like a commandbutton. If...............?
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>-TB


you already have other replies, but another way is

FUNCTION Form_Has_This_Control
  PARAMETER PARAM_Form_Ref , PARAM_Control_Name

  LOCAL int_Control_Count
  LOCAL int_Control_Index
  LOCAL str_Control_Name
  LOCAL boo_Value_To_Return

  boo_Value_To_Return = .F.
  int_Control_Count = PARAM_Form_Ref.CONTROLCOUNT

  FOR int_Control_Index = 1 TO int_Control_Count
    str_Control_Name = PARAM_Form_Ref.CONTROLS(int_Control_Count).NAME
    IF ( str_Control_Name = PARAM_Control_Name )
      boo_Value_To_Return = .T.
    ENDIF
  ENDFOR

  RETURN ( boo_Value_To_Return )
ENDFUNC

may want to do ALLTRIM(UPPER(X)) on both items in IF stmt.