>Yes that is another way to put it. A little more simpler. However the same thing is happening. lcInitialSelectedAlias is being set but when it get to select(lcInitialSelectedAlais) it says alais not found. Again your code worked in Dev. mode but not in the app.

If you build the app and DO MyApp.app in the Command window do you see the problem? If you don't, how about putting in a bunch of Wait Windows or something to let you know what's happening.