>Hi Nancy,
>I figured that out, but I was hoping someone had thought of a way to accomplish what I wanted. I finally figured something out.
>
>Instead of putting "_DV" into the property sheet, in the form.load() I put "this.lDV = this.lDV and _DV". That way I can change lDV in the property sheet and it affects every method in the form.

Er...Okay. I'm glad you solved the problem, but I guess I don't see what _DV is doing. What is DV?