>Hi,
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>

>        FOR EACH loForm IN THIS.FormList
>            IF UPPER(loForm.NAME) == tcName AND UPPER(loForm.BASECLASS) = 'FORM'
>                llFound = .T.
>                *!* BAM! As soon as the next line executes,
>                *!* loForm is no longer an object!
>                EXIT
>            ENDIF
>        ENDFOR
>

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>
>Am I missing something - I wouldn't expect loForm to be in scope outside of the FOR EACH - ENDFOR construct..
>

Why not? It's just a variable, either local (if defined) or private. I use constructions like this a lot to find things in collections.

Tamar