>That is what I have been doing Hilmar and it looks like that is what I will have to continue to do. :o( There are times though when a form will only ever be allowed to be open once and then using variables that only exist for the life of the form would work.
But it would probably not be a good idea (not OOP) as it would be breaking encapsulation and leading to potential hard-to-find bugs. Much better to keep it with properties.
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