>Just curious: if instead of returning .t. or .f. from the method you change a form's property to .t. or .f. and then in the calling function upon return from the function you check the form's value instead, does it recognize that change correctly?<

Oddly enough, the answer is no. I did the following:

THISFORM.TRacytestproperty = .T.
RETURN .T.

and they both returned .T. as they should.

I then changed them to:

THISFORM.TRacytestproperty = .F.
RETURN .F.

and they both still returned .T. - which is incorrect.

However, if I had done this instead:

WAIT WINDOW nowait
THISFORM.TRacytestproperty = .F.
RETURN .F.

they both would returned .F. - which is correct. Just adding the extra WAIT WINDOW nowait line, or some other change then causes the form to be compiled and reflect the changes.

To take it a step further... I tried the following:

THISFORM.TRacytestproperty = 1
RETURN .T.

and the changes were made. I then changed the test property to 2,3,4,5,6,7,8, and 9 - and the changes were not reflected. However, when the following was entered:

THISFORM.TRacytestproperty = 90
RETURN .T.

The changes were made finally - after I added the extra digit to the 9 (which made 90). It just appears that it is not always compiling when a 1 digit change is being made.

I tested a FORM COMPILE per Hilmar suggestions, and the changes are reflected immediately.

Mel Cummings